Which one is standard: 水溜まり or 水溜り?


The verbs are 溜まる and 溜める, then it should be 水溜まり, but I've seen 水溜り more.




水溜まり is the canonical form in modern standard Japanese, and it should be used
in newspapers, textbooks for children, official documents, and so on.

水溜り is a common variant. It is still perfectly safe in aesthetic writing, and
some people may intentionally choose this version because it may carry a good
literary or traditional flavor.

This is an example of okurigana omission. Some words, such as 受付 and 打合せ, are
perfectly safe in any situation, but I think 水溜り is something that should be
used wisely and intentionally.

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水溜まり is the canonical form in modern standard Japanese, and it should be used
in newspapers, textbooks for children, official documents, and so on.

水溜り is a common variant. It is still perfectly safe in aesthetic writing, and
some people may intentionally choose this version because it may carry a good
literary or traditional flavor.

This is an example of okurigana omission. Some words, such as 受付 and 打合せ, are
perfectly safe in any situation, but I think 水溜り is something that should be
used wisely and intentionally.

  * [Is there a lingustic term for okurigana omission?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/43055/5010)
  * [有り難う vs 有難う — Is this the same word?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/42093/5010)
  * [How is 向 pronounced in 男性向同人?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/38845/5010)

