灌漑(かんがい)

かんがい
noun, suru verb
irrigation
1. irrigation
The artificial supply of water to land or crops to assist in growing, especially in areas with insufficient rainfall.
灌漑(かんがい)設備(せつび)を整備(せいび)する。
To develop irrigation facilities.
乾燥(かんそう)地帯(ちたい)では灌漑(かんがい)が欠(か)かせない。
Irrigation is indispensable in arid regions.
灌漑(かんがい)用水路(ようすいろ)を掘(ほ)る。
To dig an irrigation canal.

COMPOSITION: 灌(かん) (pour, water) + 漑(がい) (irrigate). Both characters relate to water supply for agriculture.

NOTE ON KANJI: The characters 灌(かん) and 漑(がい) are rarely used outside this compound. Sometimes written as 潅漑(かんがい) (with simplified 潅(かん)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 灌漑(かんがい)設備(せつび) (irrigation facilities)
  • 灌漑(かんがい)用水(ようすい) (irrigation water)
  • 灌漑(かんがい)用水路(ようすいろ) (irrigation canal)
  • 灌漑(かんがい)農業(のうぎょう) (irrigated agriculture)
  • 灌漑(かんがい)システム (irrigation system)

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Japan has a long history of irrigation systems for rice cultivation, including 用水路(ようすいろ) (irrigation canals) and 溜(た)め池(いけ) (irrigation ponds).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 用水(ようすい) (irrigation water)
  • 水田(すいでん) (paddy field)
  • 農業(のうぎょう)用水(ようすい) (agricultural water)
  • 排水(はいすい) (drainage - opposite process)
  • 水利(すいり) (water utilization)
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Added 2026.1.17 22:34 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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