はい、みなさん、こんにちは！I am going to talk about ALL 11 Water Breathing Forms in Demon Slater (鬼滅の刃)! This article will explore the first 5 forms. By the time you finish reading this article, you will have gained understanding of both the original Japanese names and English translations of the forms. In addition, you will learn lots of kanji by reading this article!
First form: Water Surface Slash
Firstly, we start with the first form. The first form is…
壱ノ型：水面斬り
いち の かた：すい めん ぎ り
This is a basic attaching form where the user uses the both hands and performs a concentrated attack.
To break down the kanji used here:
水面 (sui men): water surface
斬り (gi ri): slash
Second Form: Water Wheel
Then, we have the second form:
弍ノ型：水車
に の かた：みず ぐるま
This is a form where the user leaps and vertically spins like a water wheel while attacking in a circular motion. This first appeared in the Final Selection.
To break down the kanji used here:
水 (mizu / sui): water
車 (kuruma / sha): car
水車 (suisha or mizu guruma): water wheel
Third Form: Flowing Dance
Next, we have the third form:
参ノ型 流流舞い
さん の かた：りゅう りゅう まい
This form was performed first when fighting Yahaba and Susamaru in Asakusa. When performing this form, the user moves through the air like waves flowing over the surface of water while attacking.
To break down the kanji used here:
流 (ryuu / nagare ru): stream, to flow
舞 (bu / mai): dance
Fourth Form: Striking Tide
Then, it’s the forth form!
肆ノ型 打ち潮
し の かた うち しお
Uchishio was first performed in the Final Selection. When the user performs this form, multiple consecutive slashes are delivered by twisting the body and the katana.
To break down the kanji used here:
打 (da / u chimasu): hit
潮 (chou / shio): tide
Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought
The fifth form is derived from an actual idiomatic expression:
伍ノ型 干天の慈雨
ご の かた かん てん の じう
干天の慈雨 is translated to ”the long-awaited rain during the draught’, and this is an expression used when an anticipated outcome is achieved in a hard time. Tanjiro used this form in Natagumo Mountain against the Mother Spider. This is a quick slash that decapitates the opponent with little to no pain. Tanjiro chose to use this form as the Mother Spider willingly surrendered.
To break down the kanji used here:
干 (kan / ho shimasu): dry
天 (ten / ama): heaven
慈 (ji): mercy
雨 (u / ame): rain
Summary
To sum up, we talked about the first 5 forms in Water Breathing. You have looked at how these forms were used in the manga/anime and what these kanji actually mean. After reading this, I hope you gained a better understanding of the names of these forms! For the other forms, I will explain them in next article!
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