Word details
角を矯めて牛を殺す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 角を矯めて牛を殺す.
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Idiomatic expression
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
角
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
7 strokesFrequency 805JLPT N2Grade 2
On
カク
Kun
かどつの
Nanori
いすすみずみふさ
矯
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
17 strokesFrequency 2,105JLPT N1Grade 8
On
キョウ
Kun
た.める
牛
cow
4 strokesFrequency 1,202JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ギュウ
Kun
うし
Nanori
うじご
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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