"karesansui" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: karesansui [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 枯山水. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|枯山水}} Japanese 枯山水 Head templates: {{en-noun|karesansui}} karesansui (plural karesansui)
  1. (often attributive) A Japanese rock garden or Zen garden. Wikipedia link: karesansui Tags: attributive, often
    Sense id: en-karesansui-en-noun-rWSt4oLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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