Word Meaning 掃いて捨てるほど

はいてすてるほど haitesuteruhodo

掃いて捨てるほど is read as はいてすてるほど (haitesuteruhodo) and means a dime a dozen.

Meaning

English

  1. a dime a dozen
  2. two a penny

Reading

Kana

はいてすてるほど

Romaji

haitesuteruhodo

Writing Variants

  • 吐いて捨てるほど はいてすてるほど haitesuteruhodo

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 147611 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掃捨てる

はきすてる

to sweep away

掃除

そうじ

cleaning

掃除機

そうじき

cleaning device

掃く

はく

to gather silkworms

掃海

そうかい

sweeping the sea for mines

掃除用具入れ

そうじようぐいれ

cleaning equipment closet

掃除当番

そうじとうばん

one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)

掃除人

そうじにん

janitor

掃き出す

はきだす

to release

掃き手

はきて

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss

掃立て

はきたて

gathering silkworms from the egg paper

Example Sentences

1

Tom is filthy rich.