曲きょく水すい

noun

meandering stream

Refers to a winding stream, especially in the context of the traditional Japanese poetry event 曲水の宴 (Kyokusui-no-en), where cups of sake are floated down a winding stream and participants compose poems before drinking.

• 庭てい園えんには曲きょく水すいが流ながれている。

  A meandering stream flows through the garden.