Escape water - Escape water

Japanese: 逃水 - にげみず

〘Noun〙① The phenomenon in which river water gradually seeps underground and eventually disappears. *Shunen (1937-38) (Yokomitsu Riichi) "You can even hear the sound of the escaping water flowing from the bottom of the remaining snow."② The phenomenon in which the ground becomes abnormally hot on a clear day in spring or summer, causing steam to rise and looking like a puddle or flowing water. When you get close, the puddle also moves further ahead and seems to be escaping. It was considered a famous feature of Musashino. Earth mirror. 《Season・Spring》 *Sanki Ki-kashu (around 1128) Miscellaneous "Even if the escaping water that is said to exist on the eastern road escapes, it will soon disappear."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 川の水が次第に地下にしみとおり、やがて川が消えている現象。※春園（1937‐38）〈横光利一〉「残雪の底から逃げ水の流れる音も聞えて来る」② 春や夏のよく晴れた日、地面が異常に熱せられて水蒸気が立ち、水たまりあるいは流水のように見える現象。近づくと水たまりも先の方へ移って、逃げるようにみえる。武蔵野の名物とされた。地鏡。《季・春》※散木奇歌集（1128頃）雑上「東路に有といふなるにげ水のにげのがれてもよをすぐすかな」

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