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：2025/12/23
糠に釘
Hiragana
ぬかにくぎ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
何の効果もないこと、手応えがないことのたとえ。 / 働きかけても相手に全く響かないさま。 / 無駄な努力・骨折り損であることのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにをしてもこうかがなく、なにもかわらないようすをたとえることば。
Chinese (Simplified)
毫无效果 / 不起作用 / 无济于事
Sense（1）
having no effect
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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Preaching to him is like casting pearls before swine.
See correct answer
彼に説教しても、それは糠に釘だ。
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