水をさす

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
水を注す
水を差す

Etymology

<ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>みず</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (mizu) + (o) + <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt></rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (sasu, to pour)

Verb

(みず)をさす • (mizu o sasu) godan (stem <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>みず</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>をさし (mizu o sashi), past <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>みず</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>をさした (mizu o sashita))

  1. to pour water (into); to dilute with water
  2. (idiomatic) to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)​

Conjugation

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