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    3. 屋上屋を架す

    屋上屋を架す

    屋おく上じょう屋おくを​架かす​

    to do something useless

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab35 strokes

    おくじょうおくをかす

    Verb

    1.
    to do something useless, to gild the lily, to gild refined gold, to build a roof atop the roof
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    架
    か.ける・か.かる…(1)
    erect・frame・mount・support・shelf…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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