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角(かく)釘(くぎ)

かくくぎkakukugi

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    square nail; square peg

Example sentences 1

ジョンとキャシーは興(きょう)味(み)も性(せい)格(かく)も違(ちが)う。その二(ふた)人(り)を一(いっ)緒(しょ)にさせようとするのは丸(まる)穴(あな)に角(かく)釘(くぎ)を打(う)つようなものだ。

  • John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.

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