Word Meaning 畳の上の水練

たたみのうえのすいれん tatami no ue no suiren

畳の上の水練 is read as たたみのうえのすいれん (tatami no ue no suiren) and means useless book learning.

Meaning

English

  1. useless book learning
  2. knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice
  3. practising swimming on a tatami mat

Reading

Kana

たたみのうえのすいれん

Romaji

tatami no ue no suiren

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 130937 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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畳水練

たたみすいれん

useless book learning

畳の上で死ぬ

たたみのうえでしぬ

to die a natural death

水練

すいれん

swimming practice

畑水練

はたけすいれん

useless book learning

災害図上訓練

さいがいずじょうくんれん

disaster simulation exercise

緊急浮上訓練

きんきゅうふじょうくんれん

emergency surfacing drill (submarine)

悪人は畳の上では死ねない

あくにんはたたみのうえではしねない

a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed

上げ畳

あげだたみ

tatami mat finished on both sides

水上

すいじょう

aquatic

上水

じょうすい

water supply

たたみ

tatami mat