き
亀
もう
毛
と
兎
かく
角

expression

Messages.yoji, idiomatic expression.
  1. things that do not exist, fur on turtles, horns on rabbits.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
亀
もう
毛
と
兎
かく
角
 亀毛兎角 きもうとかく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tortoise, turtle
かめ　キ　キュウ (11th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
rabbit, hare
うさぎ　ト　ツ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
angle, corner, square
カク　かど　すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)