Word Meaning 我田引水

がでんいんすい gadeninsui

我田引水 is read as がでんいんすい (gadeninsui) and means seeking one's own interests.

Meaning

English

  1. seeking one's own interests
  2. straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests
  3. drawing water for one's own field

Reading

Kana

がでんいんすい

Romaji

gadeninsui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo Rank 32550 Priority F

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水引幕

みずひきまく

purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring

水田

すいでん

(water-filled) paddy field

水田美術館

すいでんびじゅつかん

Mizuta Museum of Art

oneself

われ

oneself

我が家

わがや

one's house

我慢

がまん

self-control

我が国

わがくに

our country

我々

われわれ

we

わが

my

我が

わが

my

我ら

われら

you