Word Meaning 豆腐に鎹

とうふにかすがい toufu ni kasugai

豆腐に鎹 is read as とうふにかすがい (toufu ni kasugai) and means having no effect.

Meaning

English

having no effect
waste of effort

Reading

Kana

とうふにかすがい

Romaji

toufu ni kasugai

Writing Variants

豆腐にかすがい とうふにかすがい toufunikasugai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 162493 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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豆腐

とうふ

tofu

豆腐の角に頭をぶつけて死ね

とうふのかどにあたまをぶつけてしね

take a long walk off a short pier

豆腐一丁

とうふいっちょう

one cake of bean curd

豆腐脳

どうふなお

tofu pudding

豆腐花

とうふぁ

tofu pudding

豆腐屋

とうふや

tofu seller (maker)

豆腐よう

とうふよう

Okinawan-style fermented tofu

豆腐乳

とうふにゅう

fermented tofu

豆腐メンタル

とうふめんたる

(extreme) mental weakness

高野豆腐

こうやどうふ

freeze-dried tofu

田楽豆腐

でんがくどうふ

skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso

新豆腐

しんどうふ

tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans

Example Sentences

トムさんにいくら忠告してみたところで豆腐に鎹だ。

No matter how much warning you give to Tom, it is wasted effort.