かっ
割
けい
鶏
ぎゅう
牛
とう
刀

noun

  1. using a meat ax when a knife would suffice, taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かっ
割
けい
鶏
ぎゅう
牛
とう
刀
 割鶏牛刀 かっけいぎゅうとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る　わり　カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
chicken
にわとり　ケイ　とり (8th, N1)
servant, what, why
ケイ　なんぞ (Kentei 1)
paw radical
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)