| どろ |
|---|
| 泥 |
| ぼう |
|---|
| 棒 |
| を |
| と |
|---|
| 捕 |
| ら |
| え |
| て |
| なわ |
|---|
| 縄 |
| を |
| な |
|---|
| 綯 |
| う |
expression
Proverb.- starting something in the eleventh hour, have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain, don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, braiding the rope only after the thief is caught.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う | どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう | どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
mud, mire, adhere to
どろ デイ なず.む (9th, N2)
rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
catch, capture
つか.まえる ホ と.らえる (7th, N3)
straw rope, cord
なわ ジョウ ただ.す (9th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
twist, make rope
トウ な.う なわ (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)