水入らず

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	入
みず Grade: 1	い Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 水 (mizu, “water”) + 入らず (irazu), classical negative of 入る (iru), modern 入る (hairu, “to enter”).[1][2][3][4] The literal meaning of “water doesn't come in” → “without watering down” extended metaphorically.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) みずいらず [mìzúíꜜràzù] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5][4]
- IPA^(key): [mʲizɨᵝiɾa̠zɨᵝ]

Noun

水入らず (hiragana みずいらず, rōmaji mizuirazu, historical hiragana みづいらず)

just among the immediately relevant people, without anyone else
親 (おや)子 (こ)水 (みず)入 (い)らずの暮 (く)らし
oyako mizuirazu no kurashi
parent(s) and child(ren) living together [without anyone else]
新 (しん)婚 (こん)旅 (りょ)行 (こう)は水 (みず)入 (い)らずで行 (い)ったほうがよい。
Shinkon ryokō wa mizuirazu de itta hō ga yoi.
Honeymoons are best if you go without anyone else [just the married couple].

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN