Word Meaning 女賢しくて牛売り損なう

おんなさかしくてうしうりそこなう onnasakashikuteushiurisokonau

女賢しくて牛売り損なう is read as おんなさかしくてうしうりそこなう (onnasakashikuteushiurisokonau) and means even a clever woman is bound to mess up.

Meaning

English

  1. even a clever woman is bound to mess up
  2. a woman's intelligence only goes so far
  3. female sagacity overreaches itself
  4. a clever woman fails to sell a cow

Reading

Kana

おんなさかしくてうしうりそこなう

Romaji

onnasakashikuteushiurisokonau

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 119525 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

賢女

けんじょ

wise woman

商売女

しょうばいおんな

woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.)

売却損

ばいきゃくぞん

loss on sale

女将

おかみ

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop)

女性的

じょせいてき

feminine

女人禁制

にょにんきんぜい

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons)

女史

じょし

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician)

女児

じょじ

girl

女装

じょそう

female clothing

女性団体

じょせいだんたい

women's organization

女性軍

じょせいぐん

women's team

女子短期大学

じょしたんきだいがく

women's junior college