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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.

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狡兎死して走狗烹らる狡兎死して走狗煮らるこうとししてそうくにらるExpressionFreq #202331
1

when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

狡

cunning, sly, crafty, miserly, mean, stingy

9 strokes

On

コウキョウ

Kun

ずる.いこす.いわるがしこ.い
兎

rabbit, hare

7 strokesGrade 9

On

トツ

Kun

うさぎ
死

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

シ

Kun

し.ぬし.に-
走

run

7 strokesFrequency 626JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ソウ

Kun

はし.る

Nanori

はしり
狗

puppy, dog

8 strokes

On

クコウ

Kun

いぬ
烹

boil, cook

10 strokes

On

ホウ

Kun

に.る
煮

boil, cook

12 strokesFrequency 1,565JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シャ

Kun

に.る-にに.えるに.やす

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