Word Meaning 遣り水

やりみず yarimizu

遣り水 is read as やりみず (yarimizu) and means watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.).

Meaning

English

watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
stream (in a Japanese garden)
narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa)

Reading

Kana

やりみず

Romaji

yarimizu

Writing Variants

遣水やりみず yarimizu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 54694 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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遣唐使

けんとうし

envoy to Tang China

遣る

やる

to do ... completely

遣明使

けんみんし

Japanese mission to Ming dynasty China

遣米

けんべい

dispatching to the United States (e.g. an envoy)

遣外

けんがい

dispatched abroad

遣り通す

やりとおす

to carry through

遣明船

けんみんせん

ship used in Japanese missions to Ming dynasty China

遣欧

けんおう

dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy)

遣って退ける

やってのける

to succeed (in doing)

遣り様

やりよう

way of doing something

遣わす

つかわす

to bestow (favour, etc.)

遣らす

やらす

to allow