西瓜割り

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick whilst blindfolded

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 西瓜 (watermelon) + Japanese 割り (splitting)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 割る waru, "to split".

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Japanese

割る waru, "to split"

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