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下手の考え休むに似たり
Readings
へたのかんがえやすむににたり
hetanokangaeyasumuninitari
English
Expression
See also: 下手な考え休むに似たり
Proverb
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

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ON: カ, ゲ KUN: 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
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Stroke: 3 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1023.3


ON: シュ, ズ KUN: て, て-, -て, た-
hand

Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-3 FC: 2050.0


ON: コウ KUN: かんが.える, かんが.え
consider, think over

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-4-2 FC: 4420.0


ON: キュウ KUN: やす.む, やす.まる, やす.める
rest, day off, retire, sleep

Stroke: 6 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-2-4 FC: 2429.9


ON: KUN: に.る, ひ.る
becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable

Stroke: 7 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-2-5 FC: 2820.0