どじょうすくい

noun

scooping loaches; catching loaches in a net

Refers to the traditional method of catching loaches in shallow water using a hand net or basket. Often associated with the comical folk dance.

• 子こどものころ、田たんぼでどじょう掬すくいをした。

  When I was a child, I scooped loaches in the rice paddies.

noun

loach-catching dance; comical folk dance

A humorous traditional dance mimicking the movements of scooping loaches, often performed at festivals and parties.

• 宴えん会かいでどじょう掬すくいを踊おどった。

  I performed the loach-catching dance at the party.