硯洗い
suzuriarai
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
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  1. suzuriarai event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
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Kanji Breakdown
Inkstone
On: けん,げん Kun: すずり
12 strokes
Wash, Inquire Into, Probe
On: せん Kun: あら.う
9 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
硯洗い → 硯洗くない → 硯洗かった → 硯洗くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても硯洗いですね。
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