Word details

犬も食わない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 犬も食わない.

Dictionary

Entry

犬も食わない犬も喰わない犬もくわないいぬもくわない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #90262
1

Idiomatic expression

avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; not even a dog will eat (it)

Examples
隣じゃまた犬も食わない夫婦喧嘩をしているよ。
The couple next door are fighting again.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dog

4 strokesFrequency 1,326JLPT N3Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

いぬいぬ-

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

12 strokesGrade 9

Kun

く.うく.らう

Nanori

じき

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