ほら
洞
が
ヶ
とうげ
峠
　
を
き
決
　
め
こ
込
　
む

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. to wait for a good opportunity, to come down on the right side of the fence, to see which way the cat jumps, to wait and see at Horagatoge.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほら
洞
が
ヶ
とうげ
峠
　
を
き
決
　
め
こ
込
　
む
 洞ヶ峠を決め込む ほらがとうげをきめこむ
ほら
洞
　
が
とうげ
峠
　
を
き
決
　
め
こ
込
　
む
 洞が峠を決め込む ほらがとうげをきめこむ
ほら
洞
が
ヶ
とうげ
峠
　
を
　
き
　
め
　
こ
　
む
 洞ヶ峠をきめこむ ほらがとうげをきめこむ
ほら
洞
　
が
とうげ
峠
　
を
　
き
　
め
　
こ
　
む
 洞が峠をきめこむ ほらがとうげをきめこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

den, cave, excavation
ドウ　とう　ほら (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
same, agree, equal
ドウ　おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
mountain peak, mountain pass, climax
とうげ (Early Jr. High, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ　した　くだ.る (1st, N5)
decide, fix, agree upon
き.める　ケツ　さ.く (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
decide, determine, archery glove
カイ　ケツ　ケチ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む　こみ　ごめ (Early Jr. High, N3)
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)