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西瓜割り

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Japanese

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西
すい
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 6
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Alternative spelling
スイカ割り

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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西(すい)()() (suikawariすいくわわり (suikwawari)?

  1. a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick whilst blindfolded

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN