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    3. 箸にも棒にも引っかからない

    箸にも棒にも引っかからない

    箸はしに​も​棒ぼうに​も​引ひっ​か​か​ら​な​い​

    hopeless

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab58 strokes

    箸にも棒にも引っ掛からない箸にも棒にもひっかからない

    はしにもぼうにもひっかからない

    Adjective

    1.
    hopeless, incorrigible, beyond repair, good-for-nothing, terrible
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    箸
    はし…(2)
    chopsticks
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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