犬が西向きゃ尾は東 いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし Meanings Expression that goes without saying; water is wet (literally: when a dog turns west, its tail turns east) Kanji 犬 dog. Read as いぬ. 西 west. Read as にし. 向 toward. Read as むき. 尾 tail 東 east. Read as ひがし. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists