かいぼり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

draining a pond or ditch; pond draining

Typically done to catch fish, purify water, or clean the bottom. Often used in the context of traditional pond management or fishing.

• ため池いけのかいぼりをして、コイを捕つかまえた。

  We drained the irrigation pond and caught the carp.

• かいぼりは水すい質しつ改かい善ぜんのために行おこなわれる。

  Pond draining is carried out to improve water quality.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

cleaning a well; well cleaning

Specifically refers to draining and cleaning a well. Less common than the pond-draining sense.

• 古ふるい井い戸どのかいぼりをして、底そこにたまった泥どろを取とり除のぞいた。

  We cleaned the old well by draining it and removing the mud that had accumulated at the bottom.