Word details

水を打ったよう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 水を打ったよう.

Dictionary

Entry

水を打ったようみずをうったよう~な Adj.ExpressionFreq #32427
1

(suddenly) quiet

Examples
あたりは水を打ったように静かだった。
There was complete silence. You could hear a pin drop.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

water

4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1

On

スイ

Kun

みずみず-

Nanori

うずずみみさみつみなみん

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダース

Kun

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Nanori

うち

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