寝耳に水

Japanese
Kanji in this term
寝 耳 水
ね
Grade: S		 みみ
Grade: 1		 みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the proverb 寝耳に水の入るごとし[1]

Noun

寝耳(ねみみ)に水(みず) • (nemimi ni mizu) 

  1. (idiomatic) out of the blue, bolt from the blue, great surprise
    寝耳(ねみみ)に水(みず)の話(はなし)
    nemimi ni mizu no hanashi
    a surprising story
    Synonym: 青天の霹靂 (seiten no hekireki)

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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