給水

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 給水 is read as きゅうすい and is the supply of water to a place or person that needs it.
• Basic usage: Use 公園で給水を受ける for receiving a water supply at a park and 給水地点で水を飲む for drinking water at a water station.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 給水 and 取水
  • The headword concerns delivering water to users or facilities, while the comparison term concerns drawing water from a river, lake, reservoir, or other source.