窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
Readings
きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu
English
Expression
Proverb
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Proverb
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter Your personal translations
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Kanjis
窮 ON: キュウ, キョウ KUN: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-12 FC: 3022.2
鳥 ON: チョウ KUN: とり
bird, chicken
Stroke: 11 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-7-4 FC: 2732.2
懐 ON: カイ, エ KUN: 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
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
Stroke: 16 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-13 FC: 9403.3
入 ON: ニュウ, ジュ KUN: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る
enter, insert
Stroke: 2 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-2-4 FC: 8000.0
猟 ON: リョウ KUN: かり, か.る
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
Stroke: 11 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 4221.1
師 ON: シ KUN: いくさ
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Stroke: 10 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-4 FC: 2172.2
殺 ON: サツ, サイ, セツ KUN: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Stroke: 10 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-4 FC: 4794.4
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-12 FC: 3022.2
鳥 ON: チョウ KUN: とり
bird, chicken
Stroke: 11 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-7-4 FC: 2732.2
懐 ON: カイ, エ KUN: 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
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
Stroke: 16 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-13 FC: 9403.3
入 ON: ニュウ, ジュ KUN: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る
enter, insert
Stroke: 2 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-2-4 FC: 8000.0
猟 ON: リョウ KUN: かり, か.る
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
Stroke: 11 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 4221.1
師 ON: シ KUN: いくさ
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Stroke: 10 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-4 FC: 2172.2
殺 ON: サツ, サイ, セツ KUN: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Stroke: 10 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-4 FC: 4794.4
Phrases
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。
Parts: いけ好かない (いけすかない) ボス けど (けども) 仕事 (しごと) 悩み (なやみ) 相談 (そうだん) 案外 (あんがい) 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) てな (ってな) 事になる (ことになる) かも知れない (かも)
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.