かい
海
てい
底
ろう
撈
げつ
月

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. totally useless (fruitless) effort, wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
海
てい
底
ろう
撈
げつ
月
 海底撈月 かいていろうげつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sea, ocean
カイ　うみ　み (2nd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
bottom, sole, depth
テイ　そこ (4th, N2)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
name of an ancient tribe
テイ　タイ　シ
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
catch fish
ロウ　リョウ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
thank for, reward for
ロウ　ろう.する　いたわ.る (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)