Word details
大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す.
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Entry
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Proverb
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
大
large, big
3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ダイタイ
Kun
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
Nanori
うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ
虫
insect, bug, temper
6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1
On
チュウキ
Kun
むし
Nanori
む
生
life, genuine, birth
5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セイショウ
Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
Nanori
あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう
小
little, small
3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ショウ
Kun
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
Nanori
いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ
殺
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
10 strokesFrequency 581JLPT N2Grade 5
On
サツサイセツ
Kun
ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める
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