こおり
 
みず
 
 
 
 
みず
 
 
 
さむ
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. students surpass their masters, ice coming from water is colder than water.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こおり
 
みず
 
 
 
 
みず
 
 
 
さむ
 
氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し こおりはみずよりいでてみずよりもさむし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

icicle, ice, hail
こおり ヒョウ ひ (3rd, N2)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
cold
さむ.い カン さ (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)