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N1Vocabulary
馬耳東風
ばじとうふう
turning a deaf ear
Readings
- On
- 耳:ジ 東:トウ 風:フウ
- Kun
- 耳:みみ 東:ひがし 風:かぜ
Examples
忠告が馬耳東風だ。
My advice fell on deaf ears.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
「馬耳東風」の意味はどれか。
Answer: 他人の意見・批判を聞き流すこと
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