遣やり水みず

noun

garden stream; narrow stream in a traditional Japanese garden

Refers to a small, often artificial stream in a Japanese garden, especially associated with Heian-period shinden-zukuri architecture.

See also: 寝殿造り

• 寝しん殿でん造づくりの庭にわには、遣やり水みずが流ながれていた。

  A garden stream flowed through the shinden-zukuri style garden.

noun

watering plants; watering potted plants or bonsai

Used for the act of watering plants, especially potted plants or bonsai. Less common than 水やり in everyday speech.

• 盆ぼん栽さいの遣やり水みずは、朝あさ早はやくが良よい。

  It's best to water bonsai early in the morning.