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)