🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みじぐるま【水車】 : mijiguruma | define meaning
mijiguruma
Pronunciation: [mid͡ʑiɡuɾuma]
Definition
Noun
- Water wheel
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みずぐるま【水車】 mizuguruma "water wheel".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「みづィぐるま」水車（ミヅグルマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 水車 |
| Kana | みじぐるま |
| Romanization | mijiguruma |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mid͡ʑiɡuɾuma] |
意味：みずぐるま・すいしゃ【水車】
水車
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 15). みじぐるま【水車】 : mijiguruma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 19, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8670/mijiguruma/.