water filter; strainer; colander
A kitchen tool for straining water from foods like noodles or vegetables; essentially a colander or strainer.
I drain the boiled pasta into a colander.
After washing the vegetables, I drain the water with a strainer.
Standard kanji spelling using 漉す (to filter/strain).
Common kana-mixed spelling, easier to read.
Alternate kanji using 濾す (to filter), less common than 漉し.
Abbreviated kanji form, rarely used.
Compound of 水 (mizu, 'water') and 漉し (koshi, the noun form of 漉す 'to filter, strain'). The spelling 漉し is standard for this meaning.