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