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    3. 遣り水

    遣り水

    遣やり​水みず

    stream (in a Japanese garden)

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentHome & HousingKanji Vocab19 strokes

    遣水やり水

    やりみず

    Noun

    1.
    stream (in a Japanese garden), narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa)
    2.
    watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    遣
    つか.う・-つか.い・-づか.い・つか.わす・や.る…(1)
    dispatch・despatch・send・give・donate…(2)
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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