遣り水

やりみず

Also written 遣水, やり水

Meanings

1. Noun stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa) See also: 寝殿造 (しんでんづくり).
2. watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

Kanji

• 遣 dispatch. Read as やる.
• 水 water. Read as みず.

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