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[うま(馬)·の·みみ(耳)·に·ねん(念)·ぶつ(仏)]
umanomimininenbutsu
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Root Words:

[うま(馬) + の + みみ(耳) + に + ねん(念)·ぶつ(仏)]
uma + no + mimi + ni + nenbutsu

English Meaning(s) for 馬の耳に念仏

expression
  1. preaching to the deaf; reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
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Meanings for each kanji in 馬の耳に念仏

» horse
» ear
» wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention
» Buddha; the dead; France

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Sample Sentences for 馬の耳に念仏

Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.
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