Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず(きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず) in Japanese

窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず
Kana Reading
きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず
Romaji
kyūchōfutokoroniirebaryōshimokorewokorosazu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    Even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

game-hunting, shooting, game, bag

On'Yomi: リョウ, レフ

Kun'Yomi: かり, か.る

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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JLPT 1

16 strokes

pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: ふところ, なつ.かしい, なつ.かしむ, なつ.く, なつ.ける, なず.ける, いだ.く, おも.う

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

bird, chicken

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: とり

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'Yomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

On'Yomi: シ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もろもろ, なら.う

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

enter, insert

On'Yomi: ニュウ, ジュ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る

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11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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