鬼に金棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	金	棒
おに Grade: S	かな Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: 6
kun’yomi		on’yomi

Etymology

鬼 (oni) +‎ に (ni) +‎ 金棒 (kanabō). Literally "[giving] a metal rod to a demon".

Idiom

鬼(おに)に金(かな)棒(ぼう) • (oni ni kanabō) 

1. making someone even stronger