灌かん漑がい用よう水すい

Meanings

noun

irrigation water

Water supplied for agricultural irrigation, typically via canals or pipes.

この地ち域いきでは、灌かん漑がい用よう水すいが不ふ足そくしている。
In this region, irrigation water is in short supply.
農のう家かは川かわから灌かん漑がい用よう水すいを引ひいている。
Farmers draw irrigation water from the river.

Kanji

灌pour
漑pour
用utilize, business, service
水water
潅pour into, irrigate, shed (tears)

Related words

農のう業ぎょう用よう水すい
農業用水 is a broader term for agricultural water, which may include water for livestock or washing, while 灌漑用水 specifically refers to water for irrigating crops.

Built from

灌かん漑がい+用よう水すい

Written forms

灌かん漑がい用よう水すい
Standard kanji spelling. 灌漑 means irrigation, 用水 means water for a specific purpose.
潅かん漑がい用よう水すい
Variant with 潅 instead of 灌. 潅 is a simplified form sometimes used in print.

Etymology

Compound of 灌漑 (irrigation) and 用水 (water for a specific use). The kanji 灌 means 'to pour' or 'to irrigate', and 漑 also means 'to irrigate'. 用水 is a common suffix for water used for a particular purpose.