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)