てん
天
もう
網
かい
恢
かい
恢
そ
疎
　
に
　
し
　
て
も
漏
　
ら
　
さ
　
ず

expression

Proverb. From Laozi.
  1. heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
もう
網
かい
恢
かい
恢
そ
疎
　
に
　
し
　
て
も
漏
　
ら
　
さ
　
ず
 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
netting, network
あみ　モウ　あ (Early Jr. High, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
net
モウ　ボウ　あみ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
wide, large, enlarge
カイ　ケ　ひろ.い (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
ashes, puckery juice, cremate
はい　カイ (6th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
alienate, rough, neglect
うと.い　ソ　まば.ら (Early High School, N1)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
leak, escape, time
も.る　ロウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
leak, escape, time
ロウ　ロ　も.る
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)