mountain stream; water of a mountain stream
Refers to the clear, flowing water found in mountain streams; often evokes a poetic or natural imagery.
The murmur of the mountain stream is pleasant.
彼は渓水で喉を潤した。
He quenched his thirst with water from a mountain stream.
Standard kanji spelling for mountain stream water.
Rare variant using 谿 (valley/ravine) instead of 渓.
Compound of 渓 (mountain stream) and 水 (water). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of water from a mountain stream.