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

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

Noun

水(みず)入(い)らず • (mizuirazu) ^{←みづいらず (miduirazu)^?}

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

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJS-2] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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