御ご供くう水すい

noun

water offered to the gods and Buddha

A religious offering of water placed on a Buddhist altar or Shinto kamidana. The term is specific to ritual contexts.

• 毎まい朝あさ、仏ぶつ壇だんに御ご供くう水すいを供そなえます。

  Every morning, I offer water to the Buddhist altar.

• 神かみ棚だなの御ご供くう水すいは毎まい日にち取とり替かえる。

  The water offered at the Shinto altar is changed daily.