キャラクターすくい

noun

character scooping; festival game of scooping plastic cartoon figurines from water

A festival stall game similar to goldfish scooping (金魚すくい), but with small plastic character figurines floating in water. The term is a straightforward compound of キャラクター and すくい.

See also: 金魚すくい

• 夏なつ祭まつりでキャラクターすくいを楽たのしんだ。

  I enjoyed character scooping at the summer festival.

• キャラクターすくいのポイはすぐ破やぶれてしまう。

  The paper scoopers for character scooping tear easily.