かわ
皮
ざん
算
よう
用

noun

  1. over-optimistic calculation, counting one's chickens before they're hatched.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かわ
皮
ざん
算
よう
用
 皮算用 かわざんよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
calculate, divining, number
サン　そろ (2nd, N2)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
utilize, business, service
ヨウ　もち.いる　たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ