神じん水ずい

noun

sacred water; water offered to a deity

Refers to water used in Shinto or religious rituals, offered to gods or drunk as a symbolic vow. Often associated with purification or oath-taking.

• 神じん社じゃで神しん水すいをいただき、心しん身しんを清きよめた。

  I received sacred water at the shrine and purified my body and soul.

noun

miracle-working water; holy water with healing powers

Water believed to have miraculous or healing properties, often from a sacred spring or used in folk medicine.

• その泉いずみの神しん水すいは万まん病びょうに効きくと伝つたえられている。

  The sacred water from that spring is said to cure all illnesses.

noun

bamboo node water; rainwater collected in bamboo nodes at a specific time

Specifically rainwater that collects in bamboo nodes at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, traditionally used in medicines. A very specific folk belief.

• 端たん午ごの節せっ句くの正しょう午ごに竹たけの節ふしにたまった神しん水すいは、薬くすりに用もちいると効きき目めがあるとされた。

  The sacred water that gathered in bamboo nodes at noon on the Boys' Festival was believed to be effective when used in medicine.