Meaning of 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず(こけつにいらずんばこじをえず) in Japanese

虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず, 虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず
Kana Reading
こけつにいらずんばこじをえず, こけつにいらずんばこしをえず
Romaji
koketsuniirazunbakojiwoezu, koketsuniirazunbakoshiwoezu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    nothing ventured, nothing gained

Examples of 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず, 虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず, こけつにいらずんばこじをえず, こけつにいらずんばこしをえず in a sentence

  • 諺にもある通り「虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず」だ。

    As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Related Kanji

虎 JLPT 1

8 strokes

tiger, drunkard

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: とら

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穴 JLPT 1

5 strokes

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: あな

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児 JLPT 2

7 strokes

newborn babe, child, young of animals

On'Yomi: ジ, ニ, ゲイ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, -っこ

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得 JLPT 3

11 strokes

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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入 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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