水みず仕し

noun

kitchen work; housework involving water

Refers to chores that involve water, such as washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen. Often used in the compound 水仕事.

See also: 水仕事

• 彼かの女じょは毎まい日にち水みず仕しに追おわれている。

  She is busy with kitchen work every day.

noun

scullion; kitchen servant (usu. female)

Historical term for a low-ranking servant who did kitchen work, typically a woman. Rare in modern usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの屋や敷しきでは、水みず仕しが台だい所どころで働はたらいていた。

  In Edo-period residences, scullions worked in the kitchen.