しんすい
Meanings
Noun
1. water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow
2. miracle-working water
3. water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
Kanji used
god
water
Pitch accent
んすい
Composed of
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)