JMdict: 2416750
下手の考え休むに似たり 【へたのかんがえやすむににたり】
- [exp] it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
Kanji in this word:
| Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下 | Below, Down, Descend, Give, Low, Inferior | カ, ゲ | した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる | 1 |
| 手 | Hand | シュ, ズ | て, て-, -て, た- | 1 |
| 考 | Consider, Think Over | コウ | かんが.える, かんが.え | 2 |
| 休 | Rest, Day Off, Retire, Sleep | キュウ | やす.む, やす.まる, やす.める | 1 |
| 似 | Becoming, Resemble, Counterfeit, Imitate, Suitable | ジ | に.る, ひ.る | 5 |