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水切り台 (mizukiridai) Japanese meaning: drainboard | Kotomora

水みず切きり台だい

み

ず

き

り

だ

い

Meanings

1

drainboard; draining board

A kitchen counter or board with grooves or a slope for draining water from washed dishes, vegetables, etc.

洗あらった食しょっ器きを水みず切きり台だいに置おいて自し然

ぜん

乾かん

燥そう

さ

せる

。

I put the washed dishes on the drainboard to air-dry.

Kanji

水water
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

水みず切きり
Refers to the act of draining water or a tool for draining; 水切り台 specifically means the board or counter surface.
水みず切きりかご
A drainer basket placed on or near the sink; 水切り台 is the flat board or counter, not a basket.

Built from

水みず切きり+台だい

Written forms

水みず切きり台だい
Standard kanji spelling.
水みずきり台だい
Mixed kana-kanji variant; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of 水切り (mizukiri, 'draining water') + 台 (dai, 'stand, board').