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    3. 糠に釘

    糠に釘

    糠ぬかに​釘くぎ

    having no effect

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    ぬかに釘

    ぬかにくぎ

    Noun

    1.
    having no effect, waste of effort
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    糠
    ぬか…(1)
    rice bran
    Kanji
    釘
    くぎ…(2)
    nail・tack・peg
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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