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    3. どんぐりの背比べ

    どんぐりの背比べ

    ど​ん​ぐ​り​の​背せい比くらべ​

    having very little difference between one another

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    ドングリの背比べ団栗の背比べどんぐりの背くらべ

    どんぐりのせいくらべ

    Noun

    1.
    having very little difference between one another, being much of a muchness, being more or less the same, height comparison among acorns
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties), pissing contest
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    Kanji
    比
    くら.べる…(3)
    compare・race・ratio・Philippines
    Kanji
    ど
    do
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
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