水の泡

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
あわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of +‎ +‎ , literally "water bubble"

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ずのあわ [mìzúnóáwáꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨᵝno̞a̠ɰᵝa̠]

Noun[edit]

(みず)(あわ) (mizu no awa

  1. (idiomatic) coming to nothing
    これで(すべ)(みず)(あわ)となった。
    Korede subete mizu no awa tonatta.
    With this, everything comes to nothing.
  2. (idiomatic) something that is short-lived
  3. bubble on the surface of water

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN