めくら
盲
へび
蛇
　
に
お
怖
　
じ
　
ず

expression

Sensitive, proverb.
  1. fools rush in where angels fear to tread, the blind don't fear snakes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
めくら
盲
へび
蛇
　
に
お
怖
　
じ
　
ず
 盲蛇に怖じず めくらへびにおじず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

blind, blind man, ignoramus
モウ　めくら (Early High School, N1)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ　へび　ダ (Early High School, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ　へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
dreadful, be frightened, fearful
こわ.い　フ　お.じる (Early Jr. High, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
linen, cloth, spread
フ　ぬの　し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)