noun
visiting flood victims; flood relief visit
Archaic term for visiting people affected by a flood to offer sympathy or assistance. In modern Japanese, this concept is usually expressed with phrases like 水害の見舞い.
古文書には、水見舞いとして被災地を訪れた記録が残っている。
Old documents record visits to disaster areas as 水見舞い.
Compound of 水 (mizu, 'water') and 見舞い (mimai, 'visit to inquire after someone's health or to express sympathy'). The term is now archaic.