Word Meaning 馬耳東風

ばじとうふう bajitoufuu

馬耳東風 is read as ばじとうふう (bajitoufuu) and means utter indifference.

Meaning

English

utter indifference
talking to the wall
praying to deaf ears

Reading

Kana

ばじとうふう

Romaji

bajitoufuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

馬の耳に風

うまのみみにかぜ

preaching to the deaf

初東風

はつこち

first eastern wind of the year

馬の耳に念仏

うまのみみにねんぶつ

preaching to the deaf

東風

こち

east wind

極東風

きょくとうふう

polar easterlies

極偏東風

きょくへんとうふう

polar easterlies

偏東風

へんとうふう

easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)

東風戦

とんぷうせん

quarter-length game consisting of east round only

馬

うま

horse

馬主

ばしゅ

owner of a horse (esp. racehorse)

馬車

ばしゃ

coach (horse-drawn)

馬力

ばりき

horse-drawn cart