籠で水を汲む かごでみずをくむ Meanings Expression, Godan verb to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon (literally: to scoop water with a basket) Kanji 籠 basket. Read as かご. 水 water. Read as みず. 汲 draw (water); ladle; scoop. Read as くむ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists