| こ |
|---|
| 虎 |
| けつ |
|---|
| 穴 |
| に |
| い |
|---|
| 入 |
| ら |
| ず |
| ん |
| ば |
| こ |
|---|
| 虎 |
| じ |
|---|
| 子 |
| を |
| え |
|---|
| 得 |
| ず |
expression
Proverb.- nothing ventured, nothing gained, you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず | こけつにいらずんばこじをえず | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず | こけつにいらずんばこしをえず | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず | こけつにいらずんばこじをえず |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
tiger, drunkard
とら コ たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
gain, get, find
トク え.る う.る (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)