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Words — 1 found

きゅうそねこか 窮鼠猫を噛む
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward​Proverb
    「
  • そんなに
  • な舐められた
  • あいて相手
  • じゃない
  • けど
  • なぁ
    • ・・・」「
  • そうだ
  • よ
    • 、
  • きゅうそねこをか窮鼠猫を噛む
  • って
  • い言う
  • じゃない
  • か
    • 」
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
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窮鼠猫をかむ 【きゅうそねこをかむ】
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Kanji — 4 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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100.0
13 strokes.
鼠
rat, mouse, dark gray
Kun: ねずみ、 ねず
On: ソ、 ショ
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19.797172040274802
11 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
猫
cat
Kun: ねこ
On: ビョウ
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95.92163134746102
15 strokes.
噛
chew, bite, gnaw
Kun: か.む、 か.じる
On: コウ、 ゴウ
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Sentences — 3 found

  • 182372
    • きゅうそ窮鼠
    • ねこ猫
    • を
    • か噛む
      • 。
    A cornered rat will bite a cat. — Tatoeba
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