一衣帯水

See also: 一衣帶水 and 一衣带水

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 衣 帯 水
いち
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: 4 		たい
Grade: 4 		すい
Grade: 1
goon kan'on on'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一衣帶水 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 一衣帶水 (MC 'jit 'j+j tajH sywijX).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いちいたいすい [ìchíítáꜜìsùì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕiita̠isɨi]

Noun

一(いち)衣(い)帯(たい)水(すい) • (ichiitaisui) 

  1. a narrow body of water
  2. (idiomatic) a closeness of being separate by only a narrow body of water
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