焼け石に水

Japanese
Kanji in this term
焼 石 水
や
Grade: 4		 いし
Grade: 1		 みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
燒け石に水 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

焼(や)け (yake, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru)) + 石(いし) (ishi) + に (ni) + 水(みず) (mizu). Literally "water on a hot stone".

Idiom

焼(や)け石(いし)に水(みず) • (yake ishi ni mizu) 

  1. vain attempt due to inadequate efforts; a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean
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