Purified water - Jousui

Japanese: 浄水 - じょうすい

〘noun〙① pure water. Clear water. Shimizu. ※Ryōiki (810-824), Vol. 2: "Women gathered together and added the purified water to the sutra's ink." [Emperor Jianwen of Liang - Dafashon] ② Water for washing hands, etc. Water for hand washing. ※Futari Mukusuke (1891)〈Ozaki Koyo〉 Vol. 2: "Wash your ears three times with purified water (jausui) ." ③ ( ━suru ) The act of purifying water using chemicals or a filtering device. Also, that water. ※Sakusen Yomushirei (1939), Vol. 1: "If it is necessary to use raw water, it is necessary to purify it and disinfect it."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 清浄な水。清い水。清水。まみず。※霊異記（810‐824）下「女衆参り集ひて、浄水を以て経の御墨に加ふ」〔梁簡文帝‐大法頌〕② 手などを洗いきよめる水。手洗い水。※二人むく助（1891）〈尾崎紅葉〉二「浄水(ジャウスヰ)にて三度耳を洗はせ」③ (━する) 薬品や濾過装置(ろかそうち)などによって水を清浄にすること。また、その水。※作戦要務令（1939）一「若し生水を用ふるを要するときは浄水・消毒等を行ふを要す」

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