水 割(みずわ)り

みずわり

noun

whisky and water; a drink diluted with water

1. whisky and water; a drink diluted with water

An alcoholic drink, typically whisky or shochu, mixed with water. One of the most common ways to drink spirits in Japan.

ウイスキーの水割(みずわ)りをください。

I'll have a whisky and water, please.

焼酎(しょうちゅう)は水割(みずわ)りで飲(の)むのが好(す)きだ。

I like to drink shochu diluted with water.

暑(あつ)い日(ひ)には、氷(こおり)をたっぷり入(い)れた水割(みずわ)りが格別(かくべつ)においしい。

On a hot day, a water-diluted drink with plenty of ice is exceptionally delicious.

Usage

水割(みずわ)り is formed from 水(みず) (water) + 割(わ)る (to dilute). The pattern ～割(わ)り is used for various dilution methods: 炭酸(たんさん)割(わ)り (with soda water), お湯割(ゆわ)り (with hot water).

Common collocations

ウイスキーの水割(みずわ)り (whisky and water)
焼酎(しょうちゅう)の水割(みずわ)り (shochu with water)
水割(みずわ)りを作(つく)る (to make a mizuwari)

Cultural note

In Japan, 水割(みずわ)り is one of the standard ways to order spirits at bars and izakaya, alongside ロック (on the rocks), ストレート (neat), and お湯割(ゆわ)り (with hot water).

Related Words

Compare: お湯(ゆ)割(わ)り ((shochu, etc.) mixed with hot water)

Compare: 湯割(ゆわ)り ((spirits) cut with hot water)

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Added 2026.3.9 17:35 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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