Word details

犬に論語

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 犬に論語.

Dictionary

Entry

犬に論語いぬにろんごExpressionFreq #205681
1

Idiomatic expression

wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dog

4 strokesFrequency 1,326JLPT N3Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

いぬいぬ-

argument, discourse

15 strokesFrequency 227JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ロン

Kun

あげつら.う

word, speech, language

14 strokesFrequency 301JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

かた.るかた.らう

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