Grass sieve - Grass sieve

Japanese: 草ぜき - くさぜき
Grass sieve - Grass sieve

…A fixed weir is a weir without a gate, built to a certain height using concrete or rubble. A simple weir made from wood or a sumo ring is sometimes called a grass weir. A weir that normally regulates the amount of water and functions as a floodgate during floods is sometimes called a wash weir.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kusazeki" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…固定ぜきは,門扉がなく,コンクリートや捨石などで一定の高さにつくられたせきである。なお,木材や土俵などで簡単につくられたせきを草ぜきということがある。また,平常は水量調節機能をもち,洪水時に水門として機能するものを洗いぜきと呼ぶことがある。…

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