泥田を棒で打つ どろたをぼうでうつ Meanings Expression, Godan verb to do something stupid; to do something pointless (literally: to hit a muddy rice field with a stick) Kanji 泥 mud. Read as どろ. 田 rice field 棒 rod. Read as ボウ. 打 hit. Read as うつ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists