Word Meaning 暖簾に腕押し

のれんにうでおし noren ni udeoshi

暖簾に腕押し is read as のれんにうでおし (noren ni udeoshi) and means not worth doing.

Meaning

English

not worth doing
waste of effort

Reading

Kana

のれんにうでおし

Romaji

noren ni udeoshi

Writing Variants

のれんに腕押し のれんにうでおし norenniudeoshi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 56 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 156630 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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暖簾

のれん

goodwill

暖簾分け

のれんわけ

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

暖簾名

のれんな

store name written on a noren

切り暖簾

きりのれん

short split entrance curtain

珠暖簾

たまのれん

curtain made of strung beads

縄暖簾

なわのれん

rope curtain

暖房

だんぼう

(indoor) heating

暖流

だんりゅう

warm current

暖炉

だんろ

fireplace

暖冬

だんとう

mild winter

暖地

だんち

warm district

暖かい目で見守る

あたたかいめでみまもる

to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result)