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Meaning of 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず in Japanese
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窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
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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
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Romajikyūchōfutokoroniirebaryōshimokorosazu
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Word Senses
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- 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
- いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、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.
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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
窮
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
懐
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
殺
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
師
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
入
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