Word details

埒があかない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 埒があかない.

Dictionary

Entry

埒があかない埒が明かないらちがあかない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #34752
1

making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled

Examples
こんな会議をしてもらちがあかないんじゃないかな。
Having this meeting isn't going to do the trick, is it?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

picket, limits, be settled

10 strokes

On

レツラツラチ

Kun

らち.があくかこ.い

bright, light

8 strokesFrequency 67JLPT N3Grade 2

On

メイミョウミン

Kun

あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす

Nanori

あきらあけあすきらさやさやかとしはる

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