水の泡

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 泡
みず
Grade: 1 		あわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 水 +‎ の +‎ 泡, literally "water bubble"

Pronunciation

Noun

水(みず)の泡(あわ) • (mizu no awa) 

  1. (idiomatic) coming to nothing
    これで全(すべ)て水(みず)の泡(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

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