WORD DETAIL
水没
すいぼつ
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Written
水没and readすいぼつ, it is the state of land or an object becoming submerged under water. - Basic usage: It describes fields temporarily flooded by rain and an old road permanently lying under a reservoir.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Temporary flooding versus lasting submergence
- Context shows whether the water later recedes or the site remains beneath a new body of water.

