水も滴る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 滴
みず
Grade: 1 		したた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ も (mo, “too”) +‎ 滴る (shitataru, “drop”). Literally: ((someone) is so beautiful/handsome) that the water drops.

Phrase

水(みず)も滴(したた)る • (mizu mo shitataru) 

  1. to be splendidly handsome/beautiful
    水(みず)も滴(したた)るいい女(おんな)
    mizu mo shitataru ii onna
    a very beautiful woman
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