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灌: irrigate

irrigate; pour
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Readings

On
カン
Kun
そそぐ

Read カン. Beyond 灌漑 (irrigation), see 灌木 (shrub) and 灌仏会 (Buddha's birthday ceremony). Kun 灌ぐ is そそぐ.

Key words

灌漑かんがいirrigation
灌木かんぼくshrub
灌仏会かんぶつえBuddha's birthday ceremony
湯灌ゆかんwashing a body before burial

Example sentences

Water from the dam is used to irrigate vast farmland.

Low shrubs grew thickly on both sides of the mountain path.

At the Buddha's birthday ceremony on April 8, sweet tea is poured over a statue of the Buddha.

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