Word details

鳥なき里の蝙蝠

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鳥なき里の蝙蝠.

Dictionary

Entry

鳥なき里の蝙蝠鳥なき里のコウモリ鳥無き里の蝙蝠とりなきさとのこうもりNounExpressionFreq #292055
1

Proverb

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; a bat in a village without birds

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bird, chicken

11 strokesFrequency 1,043JLPT N3Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

とり

Nanori

とっ

ri, village, parent's home, league

7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2

On

Kun

さと

Nanori

bat

15 strokes

On

ヘン

Kun

こうもり

bat

15 strokes

On

フク

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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