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    3. 湯を沸かして水にする

    湯を沸かして水にする

    湯ゆを​沸わか​し​て​水みずに​す​る​

    wasting one's efforts

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ゆをわかしてみずにする

    Expressions

    1.
    wasting one's efforts, rendering one's efforts futile
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    湯
    ゆ…(1)
    hot water・bath・hot spring
    Kanji
    沸
    わ.く・わ.かす…(1)
    seethe・boil・ferment・uproar・breed
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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