Word Meaning 団栗の背比べ

どんぐりのせいくらべ donguri no seikurabe

団栗の背比べ is read as どんぐりのせいくらべ (donguri no seikurabe) 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

donguri no seikurabe

Writing Variants

  • どんぐりの背くらべ どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe
  • どんぐりの背比べ どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe
  • ドングリの背比べ どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 95145 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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団栗眼

どんぐりまなこ

goggle-eyes

団栗啄木鳥

どんぐりきつつき

acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

団栗南瓜

どんぐりかぼちゃ

acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)

栗金団

くりきんとん

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

背赤栗鼠猿

せあかりすざる

Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)

団結

だんけつ

unity

団扇

うちわ

uchiwa

団塊

だんかい

nodule

団体交渉

だんたいこうしょう

collective bargaining

団結力

だんけつりょく

unity

団結心

だんけつしん

spirit of unity

団結権

だんけつけん

the right to organize