かご
 
みず
 
 

expression, Godan verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かご
 
みず
 
 
籠で水を汲む かごでみずをくむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself
かご ロウ こ.める (11th)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
dragon, imperial
リュウ リョウ たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake(樁) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
draw (water), ladle, scoop
く.む キュウ くみ (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ キュウ おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)