氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し こおりはみずよりいでてみずよりもさむし Meanings Expression students surpass their masters (literally: ice coming from water is colder than water) Kanji 氷 ice. Read as こおり. 水 water. Read as みず. 出 out. Read as いでる. 寒 cold. Read as さむい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists