方底円蓋 ほうていえんがい Meanings Noun being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited; poor fit (literally: square base, round lid) Kanji 方 direction. Read as ホウ. 底 bottom. Read as テイ. 円 circle. Read as エン. 蓋 lid. Read as ガイ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists