昼行灯 | Japanese meaning

昼行灯【ひるあんどん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (a) lantern at noonderogatoryidiomatic expression

Forms

昼行灯【ひるあんどん】
ひるあんどん

Generated definitions (experimental)

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person

This word refers to someone who is foolish or unwise, often used to describe individuals who lack common sense or are inattentive.

、おなじ同じ。

Because he is a dunce, he keeps making the same mistakes.

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While everyone is discussing seriously, he is the only one who is distracted like a blockhead.

(a) lantern at noon

This meaning refers to a literal lantern that is not needed during the day because of the sunlight, symbolizing something that is unnecessary or ineffective.

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A lantern is useless during bright daylight.

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His efforts are as pointless as a lantern in broad daylight.

Generated collocations (experimental)

ようa person like a dunceto be a blockheadto become inattentivehe is a blockheada nonsense storyto light a lantern at noona dunce in schoolto be pointed out as a blockheada class for inattentive studentsto act like a duncean inattentive blockhead

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

やくにたたない役に立たないひと人．.

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