一いち葦いの水みず

expression, noun

narrow strip of water

Rare literary expression, similar in meaning to 一衣帯水 (いちいたいすい). Used to describe a narrow body of water separating two places, often with a poetic or classical feel.

See also: 一衣帯水

• 「一いち葦いの水みず」は、一いち衣い帯たい水すいと同おなじく、狭せまい水すい路ろを表あらわす古こ風ふうな言いい回まわしだ。

  「一葦の水」, like 一衣帯水, is an old-fashioned expression for a narrow waterway.