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SUI
水
water
✎ Editor's glosswater
Naruto · Jutsu · Kanji file 057
Suiton — Water Style 水遁
Pronounced sui·ton
Suiton — "Water Style" — is, like Katon, a staple that long predates Naruto in ninja fiction: water-wielding attacks, or the art of slipping away by water. In Naruto, it was Zabuza Momochi who burned the word into readers' memories early in the story — and after him it stays the specialty of the strong: Kisame Hoshigaki, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
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Breaking down the kanji
Here's what each character means — and how to write it. In Japan, following the correct stroke order is considered the key to writing kanji beautifully. Readings, stroke counts and core meanings below come directly from the KANJIDIC2 dictionary database. The red ✎ line is the editor's gloss — the meaning that is actually alive in this name, chosen by our editors from a Japanese kanji dictionary.
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TON
遁
flee · escape · evade
✎ Editor's glossto flee, to slip away — the ton of tonjutsu, the ninja arts of escape
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Which term should we write next?
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The whole family
Suiton in the official index — all 22 jutsu
Every Suiton technique listed in the official databook index, with exact kanji and romaji. Stroke-order animations and native commentary will come to each of them — the Master Index tracks the promise.
| 水遁・豪水腕の術 | Suiton Gōsuiwannojutsu |
| 水遁・五食鮫 | Suiton Goshokuzame |
| 水遁・水牙弾 | Suiton Suigadan |
| 水遁・水鮫弾の術 | Suiton Suikōdannojutsu“Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu” |
| 水遁・水陣柱 | Suiton Suijinchū |
| 水遁・水陣壁 | Suiton Suijinheki |
| 水遁・水弾の術 | Suiton Suidannojutsu |
| 水遁・水断波 | Suiton Suidanha |
| 水遁・水龍弾の術 | Suiton Suiryūdannojutsu“Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu” |
| 水遁・千食鮫 | Suiton Senshokukō |
| 水遁・大鮫弾の術 | Suiton Daikōdannojutsu |
| 水遁・大爆水衝波 | Suiton Daibakusuishōha |
| 水遁・大瀑布の術 | Suiton Daibakufunojutsu“Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu” |
| 水遁・滝壺の術 | Suiton Takitsubonojutsu |
| 水遁・楯烏帽子 | Suiton Tateeboshi |
| 水遁・鉄砲玉 | Suiton Teppōdama |
| 水遁・爆水衝波 | Suiton Bakusuishōha“Water Style: Exploding Water Shock Wave” |
| 水遁・泡沫の術 | Suiton Hōmatsunojutsu |
| 水遁・泡沫乱波 | Suiton Hōmatsurappa |
| 水遁・水鏡の術 | Suiton Mizukagaminojutsu |
| 水遁・水飴拿原 | Suiton Mizuamenabara |
| 水遁・水乱波 | Suiton Mizuranha |
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The kanji, on one sheet
A reference card we drew ourselves — the characters in Japanese brush style.
Quick answers
FAQ
How many strokes is 水遁?
17 in total: 水 is 4, 遁 is 13. The animation above draws every stroke in dictionary order.
How do you pronounce Suiton?
Say it sui·ton (水遁). Japanese has no strong word stress: give each syllable about the same length and weight, and keep the vowels short and clear — a as in “father,” i as in “machine,” u as in “food,” e as in “met,” o as in “go.”
What characters make up Suiton?
Suiton is written 水遁: 水 (water); 遁 (flee). Readings and meanings come from the KANJIDIC2 dictionary database.
Can I use the copied kanji anywhere?
Yes — it's standard Unicode text and works on any modern OS. One caution before you print or ink it: make sure the font is a Japanese one. Some fonts render the same characters in Chinese style, and the difference shows.