Please put the water pitcher on the table.
I water the garden flowers with a watering can.
fresh water container (tea ceremony)
Only when written 水指 / 水指し
In tea ceremony, a lidded ceramic container holding fresh water used to replenish the kettle and rinse bowls. Usually written 水指.
In tea ceremony, you ladle hot water from the kettle using water from the mizusashi.
Standard modern spelling for everyday pitcher or watering can.
Preferred spelling for the tea ceremony utensil.
Variant without okurigana; less common but seen in some contexts.
Rare variant for the tea ceremony utensil; 水指 is more standard.
Compound of 水 (mizu, 'water') and 差し (sashi, 'pouring' or 'serving', from verb 差す). The tea ceremony sense is a specialized extension.