Word details
他人のふんどしで相撲を取る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 他人のふんどしで相撲を取る.
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Entry
1
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
他
other, another, the others
5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3
On
タ
Kun
ほか
人
person
2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジンニン
Kun
ひと-り-と
Nanori
じとねひこふみ
相
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
9 strokesFrequency 45JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ソウショウ
Kun
あい-
Nanori
あいおうささがすけ
撲
slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
15 strokesFrequency 1,283JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ボク
取
take, fetch, take up
8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シュ
Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
Nanori
どる
褌
loincloth
14 strokes
On
コン
Kun
ふんどし
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