お
落
　
ち
む
武
しゃ
者
　
は
すすき
薄
　
の
ほ
穂
　
に
お
怖
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you, a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
落
　
ち
む
武
しゃ
者
　
は
すすき
薄
　
の
ほ
穂
　
に
お
怖
　
ず
 落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
warrior, military, chivalry
ブ　たけ　ム (5th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
dilute, thin, weak (tea)
うす.い　ハク　すすき (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
far and wide
フ　ハク　あまねし (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to state to, to announce
フ　ホ　しく
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
ear, ear (grain), head
ほ　こう　スイ (8th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
favor, blessing, grace
エ　めぐ.む　ケイ (7th, N1)
ten fields
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
dreadful, be frightened, fearful
こわ.い　フ　お.じる (7th, 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 (11th)