独り相撲

一人相撲

Reading

Kana: ひとりずもう

Romaji: hitorizumou

Definitions

exp

1

fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at

Note: yojijukugo

2

single-person mimicking a wrestling match

Kanji

独

Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り

Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

撲

Reading: ボク

Meanings: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person