とぎ汁しる

noun

rice-washing water; water used to wash rice

Refers to the cloudy water left after rinsing raw rice. Commonly used in cooking, cleaning, or as a plant fertilizer.

• とぎ汁しるは野や菜さいのあく抜ぬきに使つかえる。

  Rice-washing water can be used to remove bitterness from vegetables.

• 観かん葉よう植しょく物ぶつにとぎ汁しるをあげるとよく育そだつ。

  Watering houseplants with rice-washing water helps them grow well.