Word details

市に虎を放つ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 市に虎を放つ.

Dictionary

Entry

市に虎を放ついちにとらをはなつExpressionGodan verbFreq #290895
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Idiomatic expression

to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

market, city, town

5 strokesFrequency 42JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

いち

Nanori

tiger, drunkard

8 strokesFrequency 1,653JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

とら

Nanori

たけ

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

8 strokesFrequency 288JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ホウ

Kun

はな.す-っぱな.しはな.つはな.れるこ.くほう.る

Nanori

はなれ

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