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.
ウイスキーの水割りをください。
I'll have a whisky and water, please.
焼酎は水割りで飲むのが好きだ。
I like to drink shochu diluted with water.
暑い日には、氷をたっぷり入れた水割りが格別においしい。
On a hot day, a water-diluted drink with plenty of ice is exceptionally delicious.
USAGE:
水割り is formed from 水 (water) + 割る (to dilute). The pattern ～割り is used for various dilution methods: 炭酸割り (with soda water), お湯割り (with hot water).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ウイスキーの水割り (whisky and water)
- 焼酎の水割り (shochu with water)
- 水割りを作る (to make a mizuwari)
CULTURE:
In Japan, 水割り 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 お湯割り (with hot water).