清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たい

expression, noun

the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple

Refers specifically to the famous wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, known for its height and the historical practice of jumping from it. Often used in the set phrase 清水の舞台から飛び降りる (to take a leap of faith).

See also: 清水の舞台から飛び降りる

• 清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たいは京きょう都との観かん光こう名めい所しょの一ひとつです。

  The veranda of Kiyomizu Temple is one of Kyoto's tourist attractions.

• 「清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たいから飛とび降おりるつもりで」と彼かれは言いった。

  He said, 'I'll do it as if leaping from the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple.'