Word Meaning 泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ

なくことじとうにはかてぬ nakuko to jitounihakatenu

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

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

なくことじとうにはかてぬ

Romaji

nakuko to jitounihakatenu

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 38040 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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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

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