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二足三文

二束三文

Reading

Kana: にそくさんもん
Romaji: nisokusanmon
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

dirt cheap; very cheap

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Example Sentences

そんな(もの)()っても二束三文(にそくさんもん)にしかならない。
➥That would bring only a small price.
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()んだ(ちち)(のこ)した骨董類(こっとうるい)は、どれも()(そく)(さん)(ぶん)のガラクタに()ぎなかった。
➥The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
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