濡れ手で粟

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
濡 手 粟
ぬ
Jinmeiyō 		て
Grade: 1 		あわ
Jinmeiyō

Etymology

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Idiom formed by combination of 濡れ手 and 粟. Literally "millet with wet hands". Foxtail millet sticks to wet hands, so this idiom describes reward without effort.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ぬれてであわ [nùré té dé áꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [nɯ̟ɾe̞ te̞ de̞ a̠β̞a̠]

Idiom

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濡(ぬ)れ手(て)で粟(あわ) • (nure te de awa) 

  1. easy profit, raking in the money

References

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  1. ^ Edward Trimnell (2004) Tigers, Devils, and Fools: A Guide to Japanese Proverbs‎[1], Beechmont Crest Publishing, →ISBN, page 111
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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