はと
鳩
　
が
まめ
豆
でっ
鉄
ぽう
砲
　
を
く
食
　
っ
　
た
　
よ
　
う

expression

  1. like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はと
鳩
　
が
まめ
豆
でっ
鉄
ぽう
砲
　
を
く
食
　
っ
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pigeon, dove
はと　キュウ　ク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
crow, raven
からす　ウ　オ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
iron
テツ　てっ　くろがね (3rd, N2)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
lose, error, fault
シツ　うしな.う　う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cannon, gun
ホウ　づつ (Early Jr. High, N1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む　ホウ　くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)