noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
free-flowing; non-cyclic
Describes a system where water (especially in hot springs or irrigation) flows continuously without recirculation. Often used attributively with の, as in 掛け流しの温泉.
See also: 循環風呂
この旅館は源泉掛け流しの温泉が自慢です。
This inn prides itself on its free-flowing hot spring water directly from the source.
掛け流しの水路で田んぼに水を引いている。
They draw water into the rice paddies through a free-flowing channel.
free-flowing hot spring water from the source
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Common variant with the first character in kana.
Compound of 掛け (kake, continuative form of 掛ける 'to pour') + 流し (nagashi, continuative form of 流す 'to flow'). Literally 'pour and let flow', referring to a continuous flow of water.