Word Meaning どんぐりの背比べ

どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe

どんぐりの背比べ is read as どんぐりのせいくらべ (dongurinoseikurabe) and means pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties).

Meaning

English

  1. pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties)
  2. pissing contest
  3. having very little difference between one another
  4. being much of a muchness
  5. being more or less the same
  6. height comparison among acorns

Reading

Kana

どんぐりのせいくらべ

Romaji

dongurinoseikurabe

Writing Variants

  • ドングリの背比べ どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe
  • 団栗の背比べ どんぐりのせいくらべ donguri no seikurabe

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 90124 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背比べ

せいくらべ

comparing heights

比べ

くらべ

contest

力比べ

ちからくらべ

contest of strength

に比べ

にくらべ

compared to

根比べ

こんくらべ

endurance contest

知恵比べ

ちえくらべ

battle of wits

丈比べ

たけくらべ

comparison of statures

我慢比べ

がまんくらべ

test of patience

比べる

くらべる

to compare

比例

ひれい

proportion

対比

たいひ

contrast

Example Sentences

2

They are all alike.

Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.