drawn water; water drawn and left to stand
Water that has been drawn and set aside, often for drinking or household use. May imply it has been left to sit for a while.
I made tea with water that had been drawn and left to stand.
In summer, drawn water quickly becomes lukewarm.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana み.
Compound of 汲み (kumi, continuative form of 汲む 'to draw water') + 置き (oki, continuative form of 置く 'to put/leave'). Literally 'drawing and leaving'.