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.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
遣り水 やりみず
遣水
遣水 やりみず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dispatch, despatch, send
つか.う ケン や.る (7th, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
terraced hill
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)