Word Meaning 言うだけ野暮

いうだけやぼ iudakeyabo

言うだけ野暮 is read as いうだけやぼ (iudakeyabo) and means it's tactless to state the obvious.

Meaning

English

  1. it's tactless to state the obvious
  2. that's best left unsaid

Reading

Kana

いうだけやぼ

Romaji

iudakeyabo

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 105400 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い暮らす

いいくらす

to pass the time talking

野暮

やぼ

boorish

野暮用

やぼよう

minor business

野暮天

やぼてん

boorishness

言葉

ことば

language

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言論

げんろん

(one's) speech

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言い過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much