Words — 17 found
みずさ
水差し
1. pitcher; water jug; watering can
2. container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)usu. not 水差し
水差 【みずさし】、水指 【みずさし】、水指し 【みずさし】
1. watering hole; watering place
1. watering can; watering pot; sprinkling canUsually written using kana alone, From Portuguese “jorro”
如雨露 【じょろ】、如露 【じょうろ】、如露 【じょろ】、ジョウロ
如雨露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如雨露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如露: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
ほねぬ
骨抜き
1. boning (fish or meat); deboning
2. watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
- かれ彼の
- ていあん提案
- は
- ほねぬ骨抜き
- になった 。
3. taking the backbone out of; weakening
やみず
遣り水
1. stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa)See also 寝殿造り
2. watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
遣水 【やりみず】
遣水: Irregular okurigana usage.
みずし
水締め
1. water-binding; compaction by watering; hydraulic filling; hydraulic tilling
水締め 【みずじめ】
みずのば
水飲み場
1. drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
すいぜんさんじゃく
垂涎三尺
1. avid desire; drooling over (something); watering at the mouthYojijukugo (four character compound)
すいぜん
垂涎
1. avid desire; craving; thirst; envy
2. watering at the mouth; droolingorig. meaning
垂涎 【すいえん】、垂涎 【すいせん】
すいせん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
おぐち
落ち口
1. crest (of a waterfall)
2. mouth (of a sewer, etc.); outfall
3. spout (e.g. of a watering can)
4. start of a fallArchaic, orig. meaning
落口 【おちぐち】