Word Meaning 釈迦に説法

しゃかにせっぽう shaka ni seppou

釈迦に説法 is read as しゃかにせっぽう (shaka ni seppou) and means teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.

Meaning

English

  1. teaching your grandmother to suck eggs
  2. teaching something to someone who knows more than you
  3. preaching to the choir
  4. lecturing to the Buddha

Reading

Kana

しゃかにせっぽう

Romaji

shaka ni seppou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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