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若水 (わかみず) — first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day | Kumi Dictionary

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若水

若水

若わか水みず

first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day

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わかみず

Noun

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first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day

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わか.い・わか-・も.しくわ・も.し・も.しくは・ごと.し…(5)

young・if・perhaps・possibly・low number…(1)

みず・みず-…(10)

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