じゃ
蛇
　
の
みち
道
　
は
へび
蛇

expression

Proverb.
  1. the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks, it takes one to know one.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゃ
蛇
　
の
みち
道
　
は
へび
蛇
 蛇の道は蛇 じゃのみちはへび
へび
蛇
　
の
みち
道
　
は
へび
蛇
 蛇の道は蛇 へびのみちはへび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ　へび　ダ (9th, 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)
road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)