水みず口ぐち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

spout; water outlet

Refers to the mouth or opening from which water flows. It is more specific and less everyday than words such as 蛇口 for a faucet or 注ぎ口 for the spout of a container.

水みず口ぐちから水みずが勢いきおいよく流ながれ出でた。
Water gushed out from the spout.

水みず口ぐちに落おち葉ばが詰つまっている。

Fallen leaves are clogging the water outlet.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の水みず口ぐちthe water inlet/outlet of a place, such as a rice field
田たんぼの水みず口ぐちから水みずを引ひく。
Water is drawn in through the inlet of the rice field.
水みず口ぐちを開あけるto open the water outlet
水みず口ぐちを開あけて田たに水みずを入いれた。
He opened the water inlet to let water into the field.
水みず口ぐちをふさぐto block or close off the water outlet
水みず口ぐちをふさいで水みずの流ながれを止とめた。
He blocked the water outlet to stop the flow.

Kanji

水water
口mouth

Related words

蛇じゃ口ぐちN3
蛇口 is the everyday word for a faucet or tap you turn on and off, while 水口 refers more generally to the opening or point from which water flows, such as an irrigation inlet.
注つぎ口くち
注ぎ口 is the pouring spout of a kettle or bottle, a household term, while 水口 is a more specific or technical term for a water outlet or inlet, often in irrigation contexts.

Don't confuse with

排はい水すい口こう
排水口 means a drain or drainage outlet where water exits and is discarded, whereas 水口 usually refers to where water enters or is supplied, such as a rice field's inlet.

Built from

水みず+口くち

Etymology

A transparent compound of 水, "water," and 口, "mouth; opening," describing an opening through which water flows. This is a component explanation rather than a claim about a documented historical origin.