Translation guide
In Japanese tea ceremony, a container holding fresh water used to refill the kettle and rinse tea bowls. The term is highly specific to tea ceremony context.
The container of fresh water used in Japanese tea ceremony to replenish the kettle and rinse bowls.
The standard term for the fresh water container in tea ceremony. It holds cold water and is placed near the host.
水指から柄杓で水を汲む。
Ladle water from the mizusashi.
A less common term, sometimes used interchangeably with mizusashi, but can also refer to a smaller water pitcher.
水次で釜に水を足す。
Add water to the kettle with the mizutsugi.
This term is almost exclusively used in the context of Japanese tea ceremony (茶道). Outside of that, it would be described more generically, e.g., 水を入れる容器 (container for water).