狡兎死して走狗烹らる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 狡兎死して走狗烹らる
1
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
Kanji in this Word
狡
9 strokes
Meanings
cunning
sly
crafty
miserly
mean
stingy
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
キョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ずる.い
こす.い
わるがしこ.い
兎
7 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
rabbit
hare
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ト
ツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うさぎ
死
6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
death
die
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.ぬ
し.に-
走
7 strokes
Frequency: 626
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
run
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はし.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
はしり
狗
8 strokes
Meanings
puppy
dog
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ク
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いぬ
烹
10 strokes
Meanings
boil
cook
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
に.る
煮
12 strokes
Frequency: 1565
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
boil
cook
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シャ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
に.る
-に
に.える
に.やす
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