や
八
わた
幡
　
の
やぶ
藪
し
知
　
ら
　
ず

expression, noun

  1. Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend).
  2. thicket from which one cannot escape, maze. Rare.
  3. getting lost, being unable to find a way out. Rare.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
や
八
わた
幡
　
の
やぶ
藪
し
知
　
ら
　
ず
 八幡の藪知らず やわたのやぶしらず
や
八
わた
幡
　
の
やぶ
不
し
知
らず
藪
 八幡の不知藪 やわたのやぶしらず
や
八
わた
幡
　
の
やぶ
薮
し
知
　
ら
　
ず
 八幡の薮知らず やわたのやぶしらず
や
八
わた
幡
　
の
やぶ
薮
しらず
不知
 八幡の薮不知 やわたのやぶしらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
flag
はた　マン　ハン (Kentei Pre-1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
turn, number in a series
バン　つが.い　は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
thicket, bush, underbrush
やぶ　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
number, strength, fate
スウ　ス　サク (Kentei 1)
frequently, tie
ロウ　ル　つな.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1)
spit, skewer
くし　カン　ケン (Late High School)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
know, wisdom
し.る　チ　しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person, (人 variant)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)