一衣帯水

一衣帯水

See also: 一衣帶水 and 一衣带水

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	衣	帯	水
いち Grade: 1	い Grade: 4	たい Grade: 4	すい Grade: 1
goon	kan’on	on’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
一衣帶水 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 一衣帶水 (MC ʔiɪt̚ ʔɨi tɑi^H ɕˠiuɪ^X).

Noun

一(いち)衣(い)帯(たい)水(すい) • (ichiitaisui) 

1. a narrow body of water
2. (idiomatic) a closeness of being separate by only a narrow body of water