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水切り
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 水切り.
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Entry
1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
straining; draining
Examples
豆腐は軽く重しをして、２０分ほどおいて水切りする。
Lightly weigh the tofu down, leave it for about 20 minutes then drain.
2
drainer; strainer; colander
3
cutwater (of a ship); forefoot; drip (on a building); flashing; throating; starling (of a bridge)
4
stone skipping; stone skimming; skipping stones; ducks and drakes
5
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
cutting a flower stem under water (to prolong its life)
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