Word details
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず.
Dictionary
Entry
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Proverb
nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
Examples
諺にもある通り「虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず」だ。
As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
虎
tiger, drunkard
8 strokesFrequency 1,653JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コ
Kun
とら
Nanori
たけ
穴
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
5 strokesFrequency 1,366JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ケツ
Kun
あな
Nanori
けなししな
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
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シスツ
Kun
こ-こね
Nanori
いきぎくけねっ
得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
11 strokesFrequency 175JLPT N2Grade 5
On
トク
Kun
え.るう.る
Nanori
あつてろ
児
newborn babe, child, young of animals
7 strokesFrequency 679JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ジニゲイ
Kun
こ-こ-っこ
Nanori
る
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