蛙の面に水 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face
Idiomatic expression
まさに蛙の面に水とはこのことだろう。
That's a clear case of "water off a duck's back".

Also written カエルの面に水【カエルのつらにみず】、かえるの面に水【かえるのつらにみず】

Characters in this word

蛙

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Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
1-6-6	SKIP code
6d6.4	The Kanji Dictionary
5411.4	Four corner code
1672	deroo
86d9	Unicode hex code
1-19-31	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4137	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5313	New Nelson (John Haig)
1716	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2732	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1648	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32997	Morohashi
wa1	Pinyin reading
wa, wae	Korean reading

面

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Used in names as

おずらほおつきも

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-2-7, 3-5-4	SKIP code
3s6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0	Four corner code
3176	deroo
9762	Unicode hex code
1-44-44	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5087	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6566	New Nelson (John Haig)
2087	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2590	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2039	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
165	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
904	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
321	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42618	Morohashi
395	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
274	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322	sakade
1002	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
417	henshall3
347	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
117	crowley
438	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16	busy_people
1876	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1910	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mian4	Pinyin reading
myeon	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level

水

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Used in names as

うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-3, 4-4-3	SKIP code
3a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0	Four corner code
1142	deroo
6c34	Unicode hex code
1-31-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030	New Nelson (John Haig)
10	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083	Morohashi
40	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14	sakade
68	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16	henshall3
31	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166	crowley
19	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1151	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3	Pinyin reading
su	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level