冠水

かんすい

being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

Example sentences

洪水こうずいで何百なんびゃくという畑はたけが冠水かんすいした。

Hundreds of fields were submerged in the flood.
雨あめが降ふると道みちが冠水かんすいしちゃうんだ。

Our streets flood when we have rain.
多おおくの道路どうろが冠水かんすいし、その結果けっか大幅おおはばな遅おくれが出でている。

Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.
学校がっこうへ行いく道みちが冠水かんすいしてしまって、回まわり道みちをしていかなければならなかった。

The street to school was flooded so we had to go around.