Word Meaning 焼け石に水

やけいしにみず yakeishi ni mizu

焼け石に水 is read as やけいしにみず (yakeishi ni mizu) and means a drop in the bucket.

Meaning

English

a drop in the bucket
a drop in the ocean
pointless exercise
waste of time
(something that is) too little, too late
(pouring) water on a hot stone

Reading

Kana

やけいしにみず

Romaji

yakeishi ni mizu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 82345 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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焼け石

やけいし

hot stone

焼き石

やきいし

heated stone

化石水

かせきすい

fossil water

明石焼き

あかしやき

round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)

石焼き

いしやき

baking by means of hot stones or pebbles

石焼ビビンバ

いしやきびびんば

stone-roasted bibimbap

水石

すいせき

viewing stone

焼き肉

やきにく

roasted meat

焼き鳥

やきとり

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

焼きそば

やきそば

yakisoba

焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼死

しょうし

death by fire

Example Sentences

ローン地獄で、ボーナスもらっても焼け石に水だよ。

My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.