Word details
下手の考え休むに似たり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 下手の考え休むに似たり.
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Entry
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Proverb
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
下
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カゲ
Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
Nanori
さかしと
手
hand
4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シュズ
Kun
てて--てた-
考
consider, think over
6 strokesFrequency 196JLPT N3Grade 2
On
コウ
Kun
かんが.えるかんが.え
Nanori
たか
休
rest, day off, retire, sleep
6 strokesFrequency 642JLPT N4Grade 1
On
キュウ
Kun
やす.むやす.まるやす.める
似
becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
7 strokesFrequency 923JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ジ
Kun
に.るひ.る
Nanori
にた
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