Word Meaning 硯洗い

すずりあらい suzuriarai

硯洗い is read as すずりあらい (suzuriarai) and means event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies.

Meaning

English

  1. event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies

Reading

Kana

すずりあらい

Romaji

suzuriarai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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すずり

inkstone

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

皿洗い

さらあらい

washing-up

お手洗い

おてあらい

toilet

摘み洗い

つまみあらい

washing only the soiled part (of a garment)

水洗い

みずあらい

washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

丸洗い

まるあらい

washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart

食器洗い

しょっきあらい

dishwashing

洗濯

せんだく

relaxing

洗濯機

せんたくき

washing machine

洗剤

せんざい

detergent

洗う

あらう

to purify (one's heart)