Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
水を注す
水を差す

Etymology edit

(みず) (mizu) + (o) + () (sasu, to pour)

Verb edit

(みず)をさす (mizu o sasugodan (stem (みず)をさし (mizu o sashi), past (みず)をさした (mizu o sashita))

  1. to pour water (into); to dilute with water
  2. (idiomatic) to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)​

Conjugation edit