末まつ期ごの水みず

noun

water given to a dying person to moisten their lips

Refers to the ritual or act of moistening the lips of someone near death, often as a final compassionate gesture. Related to the term 死に水.

See also: 死に水

• 看かん護ご師しが末まつ期ごの水みずを取とって、患かん者じゃの唇くちびるを湿しめらせた。

  The nurse brought water for the dying and moistened the patient's lips.