水切(みずき)り

みずきり
noun
draining water; draining rack; stone skipping
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1. draining water from ingredients
the process of removing excess water from food ingredients
豆腐(とうふ)の水切(みずき)りをする。
Drain the water from the tofu.
野菜(やさい)の水切(みずき)りをしっかりする。
Thoroughly drain the water from the vegetables.
茹(ゆ)でた麺(めん)を水切(みずき)りして皿(さら)に盛(も)る。
Drain the boiled noodles and serve them on a plate.
2. draining rack or basket
a utensil or rack used for draining water from dishes or ingredients
水切(みずき)りに皿(さら)を立(た)てる。
Stand the dishes in the draining rack.
水切(みずき)りカゴを使(つか)うと便利(べんり)だ。
Using a draining basket is convenient.
食器(しょっき)を水切(みずき)りに置(お)いた。
I put the dishes on the drying rack.
3. stone skipping; skimming stones
The game of throwing a flat stone so that it skims across the surface of a river, pond, or lake, bouncing several times; also called 水切(みずき)り遊(あそ)び. Players compete on the number of bounces.
川(かわ)で水切(みずき)りをして遊(あそ)んだ。
We played at skipping stones on the river.
平(たい)らな石(いし)を選(えら)ぶと、水切(みずき)りがうまくいく。
Stones skip better if you pick flat ones.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)、祖父(そふ)に石(いし)で水切(みずき)りをするコツを教(おそ)わって、湖(みずうみ)で何度(なんど)も練習(れんしゅう)した。
As a child I learned the knack of skipping stones from my grandfather and practiced over and over at the lake.

Usage

Sense 1 is a routine step in Japanese cooking, above all for tofu: 豆腐(とうふ)の水切(みずき)り is done by wrapping it in paper towels, pressing it under a weight, or heating it in the microwave, so a dish does not turn watery. Sense 2 appears in 水切(みずき)りカゴ, 水切(みずき)りラック (dish rack) and 水切(みずき)りネット (sink strainer bag).

Sense 3, the children's game, is 水切(みずき)り or 水切(みずき)り遊(あそ)び; the usual verb is する (石(いし)で水切(みずき)りをする), and the bounces are counted with 回(かい): 5回(かい)跳(は)ねた (it bounced five times).

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Related: 油切(あぶらき)り (draining oil)
Related: ざる (colander)
Related: 湯切(ゆぎ)り (draining hot water (from noodles))
Related: 水気(みずけ)を切(き)る (to shake or drain off moisture)
Related: 水切(みずき)れ (running out of water)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:45 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:29
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