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    3. 水を差す

    水を差す

    水みずを​差さす​

    to pour water (into)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    水をさす水を注す水を刺す

    みずをさす

    Verb

    1.
    to pour water (into), to dilute with water
    2.
    to hinder, to hamper, to throw cold water on, to put a damper on, to estrange (people)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    差
    さ.す・さ.し…(1)
    distinction・difference・variation・discrepancy・margin…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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