打ち水

打ち水
うちみず【打ち水】
¶庭に～をする
water the garden.
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うちみず【打ち水】
watering; sprinkling.

●庭に打ち水をする water [sprinkle water in] the 《米》 yard [《英》 garden]

・路地に打ち水をする sprinkle water on the passageway [alleyway]; sprinkle the lane with water.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Uchimizu — 打ち水 refers to the sprinkling of water in Japanese gardens and streets. It is more than a mere matter of hygiene and has, in temples and gardens, a ritual or contemplative purpose. In streets in summer, it serves to cool the immediate area, keep… …   Wikipedia

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