Word Meaning 籠で水を汲む

かごでみずをくむ kago de mizu o kumu

籠で水を汲む is read as かごでみずをくむ (kago de mizu o kumu) and means to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon.

Meaning

English

to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon
to scoop water with a basket

Reading

Kana

かごでみずをくむ

Romaji

kago de mizu o kumu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 147401 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

水汲み

みずくみ

drawing water

籠

かご

basket (shopping, etc.)

籠もる

こもる

to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)

籠手

こて

gauntlet (used in Kendo)

籠目

かごめ

woven-bamboo pattern

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

籠城作戦

ろうじょうさくせん

strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)

籠絡手段

ろうらくしゅだん

means of cajolement (trickery)

籠球

ろうきゅう

basketball

汲む

くむ

to draw upon

水面

すいめん

water's surface

水族館

すいぞくかん

aquarium