洪水

こうずい

flood

What does 洪水 mean?

洪水 is a Japanese noun meaning flood in English. It is written as 洪水 in kanji, こうずい in hiragana, and kouzui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。

The flood overwhelmed the village.