Word Meaning 泣く子と地頭には勝てない

なくことじとうにはかてない nakuko to jitounihakatenai

泣く子と地頭には勝てない is read as なくことじとうにはかてない (nakuko to jitounihakatenai) and means you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason.

Meaning

English

  1. you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason
  2. you can't fight City Hall

Reading

Kana

なくことじとうにはかてない

Romaji

nakuko to jitounihakatenai

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 61 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 38039 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ

なくことじとうにはかてぬ

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣き黒子

なきぼくろ

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

泣く子も黙る

なくこもだまる

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

原子弾頭

げんしだんとう

atomic warhead

お団子頭

おだんごあたま

bun (hairstyle)

勝地

しょうち

suitable land

電子頭脳

でんしずのう

electronic brain

地頭代

じとうだい

deputy estate steward

地頭

じあたま

wigless head

地頭

じとう

estate steward

景勝地

けいしょうち

place of scenic beauty

景勝の地

けいしょうのち

place of scenic beauty