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鶏口牛後

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鶏口牛後.

Dictionary

Entry

鶏口牛後けいこうぎゅうごExpression四字熟語Freq #227588
1

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chicken

19 strokesFrequency 1,901JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

にわとりとり

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

cow

4 strokesFrequency 1,202JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ギュウ

Kun

うし

Nanori

うじ

behind, back, later

9 strokesFrequency 26JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる

Nanori

こししいしり

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