筧かけひ

noun

open water pipe; conduit

Refers to an above-ground pipe or trough, often made of bamboo or wood, used to convey water, especially in traditional Japanese gardens or architecture. The reading かけい is also used.

• 庭にわの筧かけひから水みずが流ながれ落おちる音おとが心地ここちよい。

  The sound of water flowing down from the garden's open pipe is pleasant.

• 古ふるい日本にほん家か屋おくでは、筧かけひを使つかって雨あま水みずをためていた。

  In old Japanese houses, they used open conduits to collect rainwater.