用水(ようすい)

ようすい
noun
water supply (for irrigation or industry); service water
nature
1. water supply for a set purpose; irrigation or industrial water
Water drawn and channeled for a specific purpose such as farming, industry, or firefighting. The purpose is usually shown by a prefix, as in 農業(のうぎょう)用水(ようすい) (agricultural water).
田(た)んぼに用水(ようすい)を引(ひ)く。
Bring irrigation water to the rice paddies.
農業(のうぎょう)用水(ようすい)が不足(ふそく)している。
Agricultural water is in short supply.
この地域(ちいき)では昔(むかし)から用水路(ようすいろ)を通(とお)して田(た)に水(みず)を引(ひ)いてきた。
In this region, water has long been drawn to the paddies through irrigation channels.

Water deliberately drawn and channeled for a set purpose; the purpose is usually shown by a prefix.

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Related Words

Related: 灌漑(かんがい) (irrigation)
Homophone: 揚水(ようすい) (pumping water up)
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Added 2026.7.9 12:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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