Word Meaning 鬼に金棒

おににかなぼう o ni nikanabou

鬼に金棒 is read as おににかなぼう (o ni nikanabou) and means making something strong even stronger.

Meaning

English

making something strong even stronger
solidifying something's chances
(giving) a metal rod to an ogre

Reading

Kana

おににかなぼう

Romaji

o ni nikanabou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 128219 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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鬼金目

おにきんめ

common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)

金棒

かなぼう

iron club

税金泥棒

ぜいきんどろぼう

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)

金棒引き

かなぼうひき

a gossip

鬼

き

Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

鬼神

きしん

fierce god

鬼子母神

きしもじん

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

鬼才

きさい

wizard

鬼気

きき

ghastly

鬼門

きもん

weak point

鬼田平子

おにたびらこ

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Example Sentences

鬼に金棒。

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

君が英語ができれば鬼に金棒なんだが。

If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.