Jisho

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Words — 3 found

けいこうぎゅうなか 鶏口牛後
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cowProverb
Other forms
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ 【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pondYojijukugo (four character compound)
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Kanji — 2 found

11.055941259859694
19 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
chicken
On: ケイ
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0.825851477590782
3 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
mouth
Kun: くち
On: コウ
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Sentences — 1 found

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    • けいこう鶏口
    • となる
    • ぎゅうご牛後
    • となる
    • なかれ
    Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. Tatoeba
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