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馬の耳に念仏 【うまのみみにねんぶつ】

  1. [exp] preaching to the deaf; chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
馬 Horse バ うま, うま-, ま
耳 Ear ジ みみ
念 Wish, Sense, Idea, Thought, Feeling, Desire, Attention ネン
仏 Buddha, The Dead, France ブツ, フツ ほとけ