西瓜割り
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 西 | 瓜 | 割 |
| すい Grade: 2 |
か Jinmeiyō |
わ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| スイカ割り |
Etymology
Compound of 西瓜 (suika, “watermelon”) + 割り (wari, “splitting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 割る waru, "to split").
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) すいかわり [sùíkáwárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) すいかわり [sùíkáꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [sɨika̠β̞a̠ɾʲi]
Noun
西瓜割り • (suikawari) ←すいくわわり (suikwawari)?
- a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick whilst blindfolded