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    3. 籠で水を汲む

    籠で水を汲む

    籠かごで​水みずを​汲くむ​

    to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab42 strokes

    かごでみずをくむ

    Verb

    1.
    to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon, to scoop water with a basket
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 42

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    籠
    かご・こ.める・こも.る・こ.む…(4)
    basket・devote oneself・seclude oneself・cage・coop…(1)
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    汲
    く.む…(2)
    draw (water)・ladle・scoop・pump
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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