Word details
小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす.
Dictionary
Entry
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Proverb
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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
虫
insect, bug, temper
6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1
On
チュウキ
Kun
むし
Nanori
む
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
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
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
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