馬の耳に念仏
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 馬 | 耳 | 念 | 仏 |
| うま Grade: 2 |
みみ Grade: 1 |
ねん Grade: 4 |
ぶつ Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | goon | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 馬の耳に念佛 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “chanting prayers to the Buddha to a horse’s ear”.
Idiom
[edit]馬の耳に念仏 • (uma no mimi ni nenbutsu)
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 馬耳東風 (bajitōfū)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 馬 read as うま
- Japanese terms spelled with 耳 read as みみ
- Japanese terms spelled with 念 read as ねん
- Japanese terms spelled with 仏 read as ぶつ
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese idioms
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 4 kanji