| か |
|---|
| 火 |
| ちゅ | う |
|---|---|
| 中 |
| の |
| く | り |
|---|---|
| 栗 |
| を |
| ひ | ろ |
|---|---|
| 拾 |
| う |
expression, Godan verb
Idiomatic expression. Orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine.- to take a risk for someone, to endanger oneself for someone, to gather chestnuts from the fire.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
火中の栗を拾う | かちゅうのくりをひろう |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)