は
歯
　
に
きぬ
衣
　
を
き
着
　
せ
　
ぬ

expression, noun or verb acting predominately

Idiomatic expression.
  1. outspoken, forthright, frank, direct.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
は
歯
　
に
きぬ
衣
　
を
き
着
　
せ
　
ぬ
 歯に衣を着せぬ はにきぬをきせぬ
は
歯
　
に
きぬ
衣
　
を
　
き
　
せ
　
ぬ
 歯に衣をきせぬ はにきぬをきせぬ
は
歯
　
に
きぬ
絹
　
を
き
着
　
せ
　
ぬ
 歯に絹を着せぬ はにきぬをきせぬ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
don, arrive, wear
チャク　つ.く　き.る (3rd, N4)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)