Water supply - Suido

Japanese: 水道 - すいどう

〘noun〙① A path along which water flows. Also, a way that passes through. A waterway. A route. A waterway. ※Inryoken Nikki - June 8, 1462 (Kansho 3) "At Ankoku-ji Temple in Kashu, _Shimono , Minayo and _Hakusan rivers _{join together} , and the temple was _destroyed , so _a _letter of honour was _written and _{the waterway} was restored _as _normal ." ※Wakare (1898)〈 _Kunikida Doppo〉 "This is ( omitted) because it is similar to the waterway that was drawn from a large, distant river." 〔Shiji - Seinan Yi Den〕② A way that leads to water supply or sewage. A general term for water supply and sewage. In Edo, it particularly refers to the Tamagawa Aqueduct and Kanda Aqueduct established by the shogunate. ※Haiku poems, Danrin 100 In (1675), part 2: "The wide waterway of the first-class river is known (Yukishiba), and the waterway is shared by a thousand families ( Matsui )." ③ The name of a facility that supplies high-quality drinking water to every household, especially in modern times, using iron pipes and other conduits and other structures. It was first laid in Yokohama in 1887. [Waterworks Ordinance (1890)] ④ A narrow area between the land and the sea or lake. A strait. "Kii Waterway" ※Distant Land, Far Away Land (1960), Kita Morio, part 4: "Shimushu Island can be seen just beyond the narrow waterway." ⑤ Refers to the area from the neck to the chest of a hawk. ※Military Speech (Ansei reprint) (1856), part 8: "The waterway is a gate from the torso down to the chest, and is called the chest bag."

Water supply

〘Noun〙 A variation of the word "sui-do" (water supply).

Water - Michimizu... [Waterworks]

A path through which water flows. A water vein.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 水が流れる道筋。また、通る道。水路。航路。ふなじ。※蔭凉軒日録‐寛正三年（1462）六月八日「賀州安国寺、依_下濃美阿与_二白山河流_一合、寺将崩_上、仍被_レ成_二御奉書_一、以_二水道_一如_レ元可_レ修之由」※わかれ（1898）〈国木田独歩〉「こは〈略〉遠き大川より引きし水道(スヰダウ)の類ゆへ」〔史記‐西南夷伝〕② 上水、または、下水を導き引く道。上水道・下水道の総称。特に、江戸では、幕府によって設けられた玉川上水や神田上水をさしていう。※俳諧・談林十百韻（1675）下「一流のむさしの広く覚たり〈雪柴〉千家万家に分る水道〈松意〉」③ 特に近代、鉄管などの導管およびその他の工作物によって、良質の飲料水を住民各戸へ供給する施設の称。明治二〇年（一八八七）はじめて横浜に布設された。〔水道条例（明治二三年）（1890）〕④ 海または湖の陸地にはさまれて狭くなった所。海峡。「紀伊水道」※遙かな国遠い国（1960）〈北杜夫〉四「狭い水道をへだててすぐ向うにシムシュ島が見える」⑤ 鷹の首から胸のあたりまでをいう。※武用弁略（安政再板）（1856）八「水道は觜揺より下胸の門也胸袋迠惣名也」