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潅: irrigate

irrigate; pour into
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Readings

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Variant of 灌; both 潅漑 and 灌漑 (かんがい, irrigation) are seen. 潅木 (かんぼく) means shrub.

Key words

潅漑かんがいirrigation
潅木かんぼくshrub; bush
潅水かんすいwatering
潅流かんりゅうperfusion
潅ぐそそぐto pour in; to irrigate

Example sentences

A channel was dug from the river to irrigate the dry fields.

Low shrubs grow sparsely on the mountain slope.

If you forget to water morning and evening, the seedlings wilt right away.

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