硯洗い

Reading

Kana: すずりあらい

Romaji: suzuriarai

Definition

noun

1

event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies

Note: obscure term

See also: 七夕

Kanji

硯

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 すずり

Meaning: inkstone

洗

Readings: セン、 あら.う

Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe