Word Meaning 立板に水

たていたにみず tateita ni mizu

立板に水 is read as たていたにみず (tateita ni mizu) and means eloquence.

Meaning

English

  1. eloquence
  2. volubility
  3. (like) water on a standing board

Reading

Kana

たていたにみず

Romaji

tateita ni mizu

Writing Variants

  • 立て板に水 たていたにみず tateita ni mizu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 57813 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

立て看板

たてかんばん

standing signboard

下水板

げすいいた

wooden sewer covers

立入禁止

たちいりきんし

off-limits

立て札

たてふだ

sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.)

立候補

りっこうほ

candidacy

立て替える

たてかえる

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

立法府

りっぽうふ

legislature

立体的

りったいてき

three-dimensional

立党

りっとう

founding a political party

立身出世

りっしんしゅっせ

success in life

立像

りつぞう

standing statue

立て替え

たてかえ

advancing (someone) money