Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 水切り(みずきり) in Japanese

水切り
Kana Reading
みずきり
Romaji
mizukiri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    drainer; strainer; colander
    Example sentence
    豆腐は軽く重しをして、２０分ほどおいて水切りする。 Lightly weigh the tofu down, leave it for about 20 minutes then drain.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    cutwater; forefoot; flashing; throating
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (playing) ducks and drakes; stone skipping; skipping rocks
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water

Examples of 水切り, みずきり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

切 JLPT 4

4 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'Yomi: セツ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ

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水 JLPT 5

4 strokes

water

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: みず, みず-

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