Word Meaning 蛙の面に水

かえるのつらにみず kaeru no tsura ni mizu

蛙の面に水 is read as かえるのつらにみず (kaeru no tsura ni mizu) and means like water off a duck's back.

Meaning

English

  1. like water off a duck's back
  2. water on a frog's face

Reading

Kana

かえるのつらにみず

Romaji

kaeru no tsura ni mizu

Writing Variants

  • かえるの面に水 かえるのつらにみず kaerunotsura ni mizu
  • カエルの面に水 かえるのつらにみず kaerunotsura ni mizu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 147689 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛙の面に小便

かえるのつらにしょうべん

like water off a duck's back

水面

みなも

water's surface

かいる

frog

かえる

frog

みず

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

塩水

えんすい

salt water

排水

はいすい

displacement

防水

ぼうすい

waterproofing

氷水

ひみず

ice water

海水

かいすい

seawater

香水

こうすい

perfume

脱水

だっすい

evaporation

Example Sentences

1

That's a clear case of "water off a duck's back".