Jisho

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Words — 3 found

きゅうちょう 窮鳥
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Noun
1. cornered bird​
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きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
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1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter​Proverb
  • いけすかない
  • ボス
  • だ
  • けど
    • 、
  • しごと仕事の
  • なや悩み
  • を
  • そうだん相談
  • したら
  • あんがい案外
    • 、
  • きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころ窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
    • 、
  • てな
  • ことになる
  • かも
  • ね
    • 。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず
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1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter​Proverb
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Kanji — 2 found

10.212642215840937
15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
窮
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Kun: きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
On: キュウ、 キョウ
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4.54945294609429
11 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
鳥
bird, chicken
Kun: とり
On: チョウ
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Sentences — 1 found

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    • いけすかない
    • ボス
    • だ
    • けど
      • 、
    • しごと仕事の
    • なや悩み
    • を
    • そうだん相談
    • したら
    • あんがい案外
      • 、
    • きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころ窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
      • 、
    • てな
    • ことになる
    • かも
    • ね
      • 。
    The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection. — Tatoeba
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