かごでみずをく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Idiomatic
1. to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; (lit.) to scoop water with a basket
Composed of
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with