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海底撈月

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 海底撈月.

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Entry

海底撈月かいていろうげつNoun四字熟語Freq #212235
1

totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort

8 strokesFrequency 867JLPT N2Grade 4

On

テイ

Kun

そこ

catch fish

15 strokes

On

ロウリョウ

month, moon

4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ゲツガツ

Kun

つき

Nanori

おとがっずきもり

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