添水

Japanese
Kanji in this term
添 水
そ > そう
Grade: S		 みず > ず
Grade: 1
添水

Etymology

/soudu/ > /soːdu/ > /soːzu/. Etymology unknown, but likely cognate with either 僧都 (sōzu) or 案山子 (sōzu).

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [so̞ːzɨᵝ]

    Noun

    添(そう)水(ず) • (sōzu) ←そうづ (soudu)?

    1. a traditional device found in Japanese gardens; composed of a bamboo tube that, when filled with water, revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound to scare away any crop-eating animals

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    See also
    • 水琴窟(すいきんくつ) (suikinkutsu)
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