Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず(きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず) in Japanese

窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
Kana Reading
きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず
Romaji
kyūchōfutokoroniirebaryōshimokorosazu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    Even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
    Example sentence
    いけすかないボスけど仕事悩み相談したら案外窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さずてなことになるかもね。 The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.

Examples of 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず, きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

game-hunting, shooting, game, bag

On'Yomi: リョウ, レフ

Kun'Yomi: かり, か.る

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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JLPT 1

16 strokes

pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: ふところ, なつ.かしい, なつ.かしむ, なつ.く, なつ.ける, なず.ける, いだ.く, おも.う

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

bird, chicken

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: とり

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'Yomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

On'Yomi: シ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もろもろ, なら.う

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

enter, insert

On'Yomi: ニュウ, ジュ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る

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11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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