Word details
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず.
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Entry
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Proverb
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Examples
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
窮
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
鳥
bird, chicken
11 strokesFrequency 1,043JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チョウ
Kun
とり
Nanori
かととっ
懐
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
16 strokesFrequency 1,493JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カイエ
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
入
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
いりいるにのりり
猟
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
11 strokesFrequency 1,851JLPT N1Grade 8
On
リョウ
Kun
かりか.る
師
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
10 strokesFrequency 563JLPT N2Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
いくさ
Nanori
のしのりもろかずつかさみつもと
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
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