Word Meaning 馬鹿と鋏は使い様

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

馬鹿と鋏は使い様 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

Writing Variants

  • ばかとはさみは使いよう ばかとはさみはつかいよう bakatohasamihatsukaiyou
  • バカとはさみは使いよう ばかとはさみはつかいよう bakatohasamihatsukaiyou
  • バカとハサミは使いよう ばかとはさみはつかいよう bakatohasamihatsukaiyou
  • 馬鹿とはさみは使いよう ばかとはさみはつかいよう bakatohasamihatsukaiyou
  • 馬鹿とハサミは使いよう ばかとはさみはつかいよう bakatohasamihatsukaiyou
  • 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

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 65 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 151956 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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馬鹿

ばか

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馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit

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

馬鹿花

ばかっぱな

bakappana (type of hanafuda game)

馬鹿に

ばかに

ridiculously

馬鹿たれ

ばかたれ

stupid idiot

馬鹿げる

ばかげる

to be foolish