Word details

箸にも棒にもかからない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 箸にも棒にもかからない.

Dictionary

Entry

箸にも棒にもかからない箸にも棒にも掛からないはしにもぼうにもかからない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #219111
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Idiomatic expression

hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chopsticks

15 strokesFrequency 2,156Grade 8

On

チョチャク

Kun

はし

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

12 strokesFrequency 1,455JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウ

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイケイ

Kun

か.ける-か.けるか.け-か.け-が.けか.かる-か.かる-が.かるか.かり-が.かりかかり-がかり

Nanori

かけ

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