also: こみず
rice water; water from washing rice
Archaic term for the starchy water left after washing or boiling rice; historically used for cooking or medicinal purposes. Compare modern 重湯 (おもゆ), which is rice gruel or thin rice porridge.
See also: 重湯
It is said that in the past, rice water was used in cooking.
The term 濃漿 appears in old documents.
Modern term for thin rice gruel or rice water given to infants or the sick; 濃漿 is an archaic equivalent.
Historical kanji spelling for the reading こんず; the character 漿 is uncommon.
Abbreviated historical spelling; also read しょう in some contexts.
Obsolete spelling associated with the reading こみず.
Obsolete spelling associated with the reading こみず.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 濃 (thick) and 漿 (broth/liquid) suggest a thick rice liquid. The reading こんず is likely a sound shift from こみず (濃水), literally 'thick water'.