also: こみず
noun
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
昔は濃漿を料理に使ったという。
It is said that in the past, rice water was used in cooking.
古文書に「濃漿」の記述が見られる。
The term 濃漿 appears in old documents.
Obsolete spelling associated with the reading こみず.
Obsolete spelling associated with the reading こみず.
Modern term for thin rice gruel or rice water given to infants or the sick; 濃漿 is an archaic equivalent.
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'.