か
噛
　
ま
　
せ
いぬ
犬

noun

  1. foil, someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
噛
　
ま
　
せ
いぬ
犬
 噛ませ犬 かませいぬ
　
か
　
ま
　
せ
いぬ
犬
 かませ犬 かませいぬ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chew, bite, gnaw
か.む　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
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)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)