Word Meaning 泥田を棒で打つ

どろたをぼうでうつ dorota o bou de utsu

泥田を棒で打つ is read as どろたをぼうでうつ (dorota o bou de utsu) and means to do something stupid.

Meaning

English

  1. to do something stupid
  2. to do something pointless
  3. to hit a muddy rice field with a stick

Reading

Kana

どろたをぼうでうつ

Romaji

dorota o bou de utsu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 127500 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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泥棒

どろぼう

theft

泥棒政治家

どろぼうせいじか

kleptocrat

泥棒政治

どろぼうせいじ

kleptocracy

泥田

どろた

rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom

泥棒根性

どろぼうこんじょう

underhand character

泥棒回り

どろぼうまわり

clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)

泥田坊

どろたぼう

vengeful spirit of a rice paddy's former owner (by artist Toriyama Sekien)

泥棒猫

どろぼうねこ

thieving cat

泥棒稼業

どろぼうかぎょう

professional thievery

泥棒に追い銭

どろぼうにおいせん

throwing good money after bad

泥棒削り

どろぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends