角釘、角くぎ
かくくぎ
kakukugi
JMdict entry #2178010
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) square nail; square peg
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
ジョンとキャシーは興味も性格も違う。その二人を一緒にさせようとするのは丸穴に角釘を打つようなものだ。
jon to kyashii ha kyoumi mo seikaku mo chigau 。 sono futari wo issho ni sa seyou to suru no ha maruana ni kado kugi wo utsu you na mono da 。
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.