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Meaning of 捕らぬ狸の皮算用 in Japanese
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捕らぬ狸の皮算用, 獲らぬ狸の皮算用, 取らぬ狸の皮算用
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Kana Readingとらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
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Romajitoranutanukinokawazan'yō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched; (lit: don't assume you can grab a tanuki)
- Example sentence
- 取らぬ狸の皮算用か。 Are you counting your chickens before they are hatched?
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Examples of 捕らぬ狸の皮算用, 獲らぬ狸の皮算用, 取らぬ狸の皮算用, とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう in a sentence
Kanji in this word
皮
JLPT 2
5 strokes
pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
On'Yomi: ヒ
Kun'Yomi: かわ
獲
JLPT 1
16 strokes
seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to
On'Yomi: カク
Kun'Yomi: え.る
捕
JLPT 3
10 strokes
catch, capture
On'Yomi: ホ
Kun'Yomi: と.らえる, と.らわれる, と.る, とら.える, とら.われる, つか.まえる, つか.まる
算
JLPT 2
14 strokes
calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
On'Yomi: サン
Kun'Yomi: そろ