水すい注ちゅう

noun

water dropper for calligraphy

A small vessel used to add water to an inkstone when grinding ink. Also called 水滴 (すいてき).

See also: 水滴 (すいてき)

• 書しょ道どうのときは、水すい注ちゅうで硯すずりに水みずを足たします。

  When doing calligraphy, I add water to the inkstone with a water dropper.

noun

freshwater container for tea ceremony

In the tea ceremony, a lidded container holding fresh water used to replenish the kettle and rinse tea bowls.

• 茶さ道どうでは、水すい注ちゅうの水みずで茶ちゃ碗わんをすすぎます。

  In the tea ceremony, you rinse the tea bowl with water from the freshwater container.