馬耳東風

ばじとうふう

baji tofu

turning a deaf ear, ignoring everything

jlpt n3

each kanji

馬

ば ba

horse

onば ba

kunうま umaま ma

jlpt n3 · 10 strokes

耳

じ ji

ear

onじ ji

kunみみ mimi

jlpt n3 · 6 strokes

東

とう tō

east

onとう tō

kunひがし higashi

jlpt n5 · 8 strokes

風

ふう fū

air, manner, style

onふ fuふう fū

kunかざ kazaかぜ kaze

jlpt n4 · 9 strokes

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words that share a kanji

  • 東奔西走 running busily here and there for a purpose
  • 花鳥風月 the beauties of nature (flowers, birds, wind, and the moon); appreciation of natural beauty
  • 順風満帆 everything going smoothly, like sailing with a favourable wind
  • 風林火山 swift as wind, quiet as forest, fierce as fire, immovable as mountain

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