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    3. 馬鹿につける薬はない

    馬鹿につける薬はない

    馬ば鹿かに​つ​け​る​薬くすりは​な​い​

    a born fool is never cured

    NTAdjectiveMedicine & HealthEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab54 strokes

    バカにつける薬はない馬鹿につける薬は無い馬鹿に付ける薬はないバカにつける薬は無いバカに付ける薬はないバカに付ける薬は無い馬鹿に付ける薬は無い

    ばかにつけるくすりはない

    Adjective

    1.
    a born fool is never cured, there is no cure for stupidity, there is no medicine for fools
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    鹿
    しか・か…(2)
    deer
    Kanji
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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