Word Meaning 馬鹿と鋏は使いよう

ばかとはさみはつかいよう baka to hasami ha tsukaiyou

馬鹿と鋏は使いよう is read as ばかとはさみはつかいよう (baka to hasami ha tsukaiyou) and means everything comes in handy when used correctly.

Meaning

English

  1. everything comes in handy when used correctly
  2. use the right tools for the right job
  3. fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way

Reading

Kana

ばかとはさみはつかいよう

Romaji

baka to hasami ha tsukaiyou

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 153489 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿を言う

ばかをいう

to talk nonsense

馬鹿

ばか

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馬鹿さ加減

ばかさかげん

extent of (one's) foolishness

馬鹿力

ばかぢから

great physical power

馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる

to feel like an idiot

馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit

馬鹿を言え

ばかをいえ

stop talking nonsense

馬鹿も一芸

ばかもいちげい

even a fool has one talent

馬鹿面

ばかづら

foolish face