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 (Early Jr. High, 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
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)