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余水吐 (よすいはき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

余よ水すい吐はき

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Meanings

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noun

Civil engineering term for a structure that releases excess water from a dam or levee.

ダムの余よ水すい吐はきから水みずが勢いきおいよく流ながれ出でている。
Water is gushing out from the dam's spillway.

Kanji

余too much, myself, surplus
水water
吐spit, vomit, belch

Etymology

Compound of 余水 (excess water) and 吐 (discharge, spout). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.