水割り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
水 割
みず
Grade: 1		 わ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
水割

Etymology

From 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 割(わ)り (wari, “splitting, dividing; dilution”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みずわり [mìzúwárí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨᵝɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

水(みず)割(わ)り • (mizuwari) ←みづわり (midwari)?

  1. dilution of whiskey, shochu or other spirits; the watered-down drink
  2. dilution of quality or content
    Synonym: 水増し (mizumashi)
    水(みず)割(わり)株(かぶ) ― mizuwari kabu ― diluted stocks

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 水割 (shuǐgē)
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