あたま
頭
　
の
うえ
上
　
の
はえ
蠅
　
も
お
追
　
え
　
な
　
い

expression, adjective

Idiomatic expression.
  1. completely helpless, unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あたま
頭
　
の
うえ
上
　
の
はえ
蠅
　
も
お
追
　
え
　
な
　
い
 頭の上の蠅も追えない あたまのうえのはえもおえない
あたま
頭
　
の
はえ
蠅
　
も
お
追
　
え
　
な
　
い
 頭の蠅も追えない あたまのはえもおえない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

head, counter for large animals
あたま　トウ　ズ (2nd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fly
はえ　ヨウ　はい (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
green frog, industry
ボウ　ビン　ベン (Kentei 1)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う　ツイ　おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)