Word details
蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る.
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Proverb
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
蟹
crab
19 strokesFrequency 2,417Grade 9
On
カイ
Kun
かに
甲
armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
5 strokesFrequency 1,073JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コウカン
Kun
きのえ
Nanori
かぶときまさまさる
羅
gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out
19 strokesFrequency 1,831JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ラ
Kun
うすもの
似
becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
7 strokesFrequency 923JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ジ
Kun
に.るひ.る
Nanori
にた
穴
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
5 strokesFrequency 1,366JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ケツ
Kun
あな
Nanori
けなししな
掘
dig, delve, excavate
11 strokesFrequency 1,257JLPT N2Grade 8
On
クツ
Kun
ほ.る
Nanori
ぼり
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