水利(すいり)

すいり
noun
water use; water rights; use of water resources
society
1. water use; water rights; use of water resources
The use of water resources for irrigation, transport, or industry, together with the rights and arrangements governing that use. Often concerns who may draw how much water from a shared source.
水利(すいり)の権利(けんり)を守(まも)る。
Protect water-use rights.
この川(かわ)の水利(すいり)をめぐって争(あらそ)いが起(お)きた。
A dispute arose over the use of this river's water.
昔(むかし)の村(むら)では水利(すいり)を管理(かんり)するための細(こま)かい取(と)り決(き)めがあった。
Old villages had detailed arrangements for managing water use.

Covers both the practical use of water (for farming, industry, or transport) and the rights governing access to it.

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Related: 灌漑(かんがい) (irrigation)
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Added 2026.7.9 12:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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