Word Meaning 糠に釘

ぬかにくぎ nuka ni kugi

糠に釘 is read as ぬかにくぎ (nuka ni kugi) and means having no effect.

Meaning

English

  1. having no effect
  2. waste of effort

Reading

Kana

ぬかにくぎ

Romaji

nuka ni kugi

Writing Variants

  • ぬかに釘 ぬかにくぎ nukanikugi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 163591 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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ぬか

rice bran

くぎ

nail