Japanese map symbol for a water intake

A point mark where water is drawn off.

Also known as: Shusuiko mark, Water source mark

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Meanings

Denotes a water intake or source point on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Marks a water intake or abstraction point on a GSI topographic sheet.
Contexts: Maps
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Places the mark on the bank rather than in the channel, so the symbol records where water leaves the watercourse rather than where it flows.
Contexts: Maps

A small circle set on the bank line with a short stroke running inland from it.

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26

Meanings

Denotes a water intake or source point on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Marks a water intake or abstraction point on a GSI topographic sheet.

Contexts: Maps

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Places the mark on the bank rather than in the channel, so the symbol records where water leaves the watercourse rather than where it flows.

Contexts: Maps

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26