き
木
　
に
たけ
竹
　
を
つ
接
　
ぐ

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to sew a fox's skin to the lion's, to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
木
　
に
たけ
竹
　
を
つ
接
　
ぐ
 木に竹を接ぐ きにたけをつぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
touch, contact, adjoin
セツ　つ.ぐ　ショウ (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
concubine
そばめ　ショウ　めかけ (Kentei Pre-1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)