水切り

みずきり

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive straining; draining
2. Noun drainer; strainer; colander
3. cutwater (of a ship); forefoot; drip (on a building); flashing; throating; starling (of a bridge)
4. stone skipping; stone skimming; skipping stones; ducks and drakes
5. Noun, する verb, Transitive cutting a flower stem under water (to prolong its life)

Kanji

• 水 water. Read as みず.
• 切 cut. Read as きり.

Example sentences

• トムは池で水切りをしてた。
  Tom was skipping rocks on the pond.

Words containing 水切り

• 水切りかご (みずきりかご) dish drainer
• 水切り棚 (みずきりだな) dish drainer
• 水切り台 (みずきりだい) drainboard

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