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落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず.
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Proverb
when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ラク
Kun
お.ちるお.ちお.とす
Nanori
おち
武
warrior, military, chivalry, arms
8 strokesFrequency 387JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ブム
Kun
たけたけ.し
Nanori
うおたけしたけんん
者
someone, person
8 strokesFrequency 38JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シャ
Kun
もの
薄
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
16 strokesFrequency 1,009JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ハク
Kun
うす.いうす--うすうす.めるうす.まるうす.らぐうす.ら-うす.れるすすき
穂
ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)
15 strokesFrequency 1,656JLPT N1Grade 8
On
スイ
Kun
ほ
Nanori
おこうのりほい
怖
dreadful, be frightened, fearful
8 strokesFrequency 1,325JLPT N2Grade 8
On
フホ
Kun
こわ.いこわ.がるお.じるおそ.れる
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