豆腐に鎹

とうふにかすがい

Also written 豆腐にかすがい

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun having no effect; waste of effort

Kanji

• 豆 bean. Read as トウ.
• 腐 rot
• 鎹 clamp; (kokuji). Read as かすがい.

Example sentences

• トムさんにいくら忠告してみたところで豆腐に鎹だ。
  No matter how much warning you give to Tom, it is wasted effort.

Word lists

• Idioms

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists