水を得た魚

Japanese
Kanji in this term
水 得 魚
みず
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 5		 うお
Grade: 2

Idiom

水(みず)を得(え)た魚(うお) • (mizu o eta uo) 

  1. (idiomatic) "a fish who's found water" → In one's element, a duck to water.

Synonyms
  • 水(みず)を得(え)た魚(うお)のよう (mizu o eta uo no yō)

References
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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