が
画
だ
蛇
てん
添
そく
足

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. making an unnecessary addition (to), gilding the lily.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
が
画
だ
蛇
てん
添
そく
足
 画蛇添足 がだてんそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

brush-stroke, picture
ガ　カク　かく.する (2nd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ　へび　ダ (Early High School, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ　へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
annexed, accompany, marry
そ.える　テン　そえ (Early Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
grateful, indebted
テン　かたじけな.い (Kentei 1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (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)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)