きゅう
窮
ちょう
鳥
ふところ
懐
　
に
い
入
　
れ
　
ば
りょう
猟
し
師
　
も
　
こ
　
れ
　
を
ころ
殺
　
さ
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
窮
ちょう
鳥
ふところ
懐
　
に
い
入
　
れ
　
ば
りょう
猟
し
師
　
も
　
こ
　
れ
　
を
ころ
殺
　
さ
　
ず
 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hard up, destitute, suffer
キュウ　きわ.める　キョウ (9th, N1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
body, self
キュウ　キョウ　み (Kentei 1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
feelings, heart, yearn
なつ.かしい　ふところ　カイ (9th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ　エ　ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)
game-hunting, shooting, game
リョウ　かり　か.る (8th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
rat, mouse, dark gray
ソ　ショ　ねずみ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
expert, teacher, master
シ　いくさ　のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す　サツ　あや.める (4th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)