けんもほろろ

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けんもほろろ

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「けん」も「ほろろ」も雉の鳴き声。

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  1. 無愛想に人の依頼や相談を断るさま。人情味がなく思いやりがないさま。参考:(1)『続故事ことわざ辞典』鈴木棠三編、東京堂、1958年11月、136頁。(2)『故事・俗信 ことわざ大辞典』尚学図書編集、小学館、1982年2月、398頁。 上「けんもほろゝに顔色も人を殺せし体もなし徳兵衛目もうるみ流るゝ汗を共に拭取り

Similar: 取り付く島もない, にべもない

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In English

  • brusque rudely abrupt — see also curt, unfriendly

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"けんもほろろ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%91%E3%82%93%E3%82%82%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8D%E3%82%8D. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

けんもほろろ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%91%E3%82%93%E3%82%82%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8D%E3%82%8D

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"けんもほろろ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%91%E3%82%93%E3%82%82%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8D%E3%82%8D.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {けんもほろろ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%91%E3%82%93%E3%82%82%E3%81%BB%E3%82%8D%E3%82%8D},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}