Word Meaning 下手な考え休むに似たり

へたなかんがえやすむににたり hetanakangaeyasumuninitari

下手な考え休むに似たり is read as へたなかんがえやすむににたり (hetanakangaeyasumuninitari) and means it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one.

Meaning

English

  1. it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one
  2. they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep
  3. inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

Reading

Kana

へたなかんがえやすむににたり

Romaji

hetanakangaeyasumuninitari

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 98629 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下手の考え休むに似たり

へたのかんがえやすむににたり

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one

下手投げ

したてなげ

underarm throw

下手

へた

imprudent

下手

したで

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下手くそ

へたくそ

unskilled

下手の長談義

へたのながだんぎ

poor speakers make long speeches

休日手当

きゅうじつてあて

holiday allowance

休業手当

きゅうぎょうてあて

layoff allowance

手を休める

てをやすめる

to rest (from work, studying, etc.)

下回り

したまわり

actor with a minor part (in kabuki, etc.)

下取り

したどり

trade-in

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)