浄水

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 浄水 is read as じょうすい and is a noun and suru-verb for purifying water or for water that has been purified.
• Basic usage: Use 水を浄水する for the process and 浄水装置 for equipment that performs it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Process and result
  • Depending on context, 浄水 can refer to water purification or to the purified water produced.
• Equipment and operation
  • 浄水装置 is the apparatus, while 浄水する is the act of treating the water.