1.
watering; sprinkling water (for plants, streets, etc.)
the act of sprinkling or spraying water, typically for garden plants or to cool down streets in summer
Compounds
水 (water) + 撒き (sprinkling)
Common collocations
- 庭の水撒き - watering the garden
- 道の水撒き - sprinkling water on the street ("uchimizu" custom)
- 花への水撒き - watering flowers
Cultural note
打ち水 (uchimizu) is a traditional Japanese practice of sprinkling water on streets and gardens to cool the surroundings in summer. This practice reduces temperature through evaporation.