Word details

養虎の患え

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 養虎の患え.

Dictionary

Entry

養虎の患えようこのうれえExpression
1

Proverb

rear a tiger and court disaster

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

15 strokesFrequency 888JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ヨウリョウ

Kun

やしな.う

Nanori

tiger, drunkard

8 strokesFrequency 1,653JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

とら

Nanori

たけ

afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill

11 strokesFrequency 796JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

わずら.う

Nanori

くろ

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