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金魚掬い

Reading

Kana: きんぎょすくい
Romaji: kingyosukui
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: キク、 コク、 きく.す、 むす.ぶ、 すく.う、 たなごころ
Meaning: scoop up water with the hand