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窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず.

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窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さずきゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさずExpression
1

Proverb

even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

15 strokesFrequency 1,756JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キュウキョウ

Kun

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

bird, chicken

11 strokesFrequency 1,043JLPT N3Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

とり

Nanori

とっ

feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket

16 strokesFrequency 1,493JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイ

Kun

ふところなつ.かしいなつ.かしむなつ.くなつ.けるなず.けるいだ.くおも.う

Nanori

かね

enter, insert

2 strokesFrequency 56JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニュウジュ

Kun

い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る

Nanori

いりいるりり

game-hunting, shooting, game, bag

11 strokesFrequency 1,851JLPT N1Grade 8

On

リョウ

Kun

かりか.る

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

10 strokesFrequency 563JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

いくさ

Nanori

のしのりもろかずつかさみつもと

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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