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    3. 釈迦に説法

    釈迦に説法

    釈しゃ迦かに​説せっ法ぽう

    teaching your grandmother to suck eggs

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab44 strokes

    しゃかにせっぽう

    Expressions

    1.
    teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, teaching something to someone who knows more than you, preaching to the choir, lecturing to the Buddha
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 45

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    釈
    とく・す.てる・ゆる.す…(3)
    explanation
    Kanji
    迦
    (used phonetically)
    Kanji
    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
    Kanji
    法
    のり…(5)
    method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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