Meaning of 手水 in Japanese

Definition of 手水

てみず(temizu) · ちょうず(chouzu) 【手水】

ちりちょうず(chirichouzu) 【塵手水】

(n) (sumo) ritual gestures (squatting, clapping, etc.) indicating that a fight will be clean

てみずや(temizuya) · ちょうずや(chouzuya) 【手水舎】

(n) place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

ちょうずばち(chouzubachi) 【手水鉢】

(n) washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple) →Related words: 手水舎