湯割(ゆわ)り

ゆわり
noun
(spirits) cut with hot water
food
1. (spirits) cut with hot water; hot-water highball
An alcoholic drink, typically 焼酎(しょうちゅう) or whisky, diluted with hot water. Commonly drunk in winter to warm up. The base spirit is usually named: 焼酎(しょうちゅう)の湯割(ゆわ)り.
焼酎(しょうちゅう)の湯割(ゆわ)りを一杯(いっぱい)ください。
One shochu with hot water, please.
寒(さむ)い夜(よる)は湯割(ゆわ)りが体(からだ)を温(あたた)めてくれる。
On a cold night, a hot-water highball warms you up.
父(ちち)は毎晩(まいばん)芋焼酎(いもじょうちゅう)を湯割(ゆわ)りにして飲(の)んでいる。
My father drinks sweet-potato shochu cut with hot water every night.

Compound of 湯(ゆ) (hot water) + 割(わ)り (dilution). Contrasts with 水割(みずわ)り (cut with cold water) and ロック (on the rocks).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 水割(みずわ)り: cut with cold water — same idea but cold
  • お湯割(ゆわ)り: polite form, used in restaurants/bars
  • ロック: on the rocks — no water, just ice

Related Words

Compare: 水割(みずわ)り (cut with cold water)
Compare: ロック (on the rocks)
Related: 炭酸割(たんさんわ)り (mixed with soda water)
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Added 2026.6.7 12:04 · Revised 2026.10.2 9:19
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