きつね
狐
し
死
　
し
　
て
うさぎ
兎
な
泣
　
く

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. people have sympathy for kindred in distress, (when) the fox dies, the rabbit cries.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きつね
狐
し
死
　
し
　
て
うさぎ
兎
な
泣
　
く
 狐死して兎泣く きつねししてうさぎなく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fox
きつね　コ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
rabbit, hare
うさぎ　ト　ツ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
cry, weep, moan
な.く　キュウ (4th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)