水掻き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 掻
みず
Grade: 1 		か
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
水搔き (kyūjitai)

Noun

水(みず)掻(か)き • (mizukaki) 

  1. swimfin, paddle (flat limb of turtle etc.)
    • 1927, 芥川龍之介, 河童:
      小(ちい)さい河童(かっぱ)は水掻(みずか)きのある手(て)に二(に)三(さん)度(ど)空(そら)を掴(つか)んだ
      chīsai kappa wa mizukaki no aru te ni ni san do sora o tsukanda
      The tiny kappa grasped at the air two or three times with its hands of fins
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