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きゅうねこ 窮鼠猫
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a cowardProverb
  • そんなに
  • 舐められた
  • あいて相手
  • じゃない
  • けど
  • なぁ
  • ・・・」「
  • そうだ
  • きゅうそねこをか窮鼠猫を噛む
  • って
  • 言う
  • じゃない
"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?"
Other forms
窮鼠猫をかむ 【きゅうそねこをかむ】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devilYojijukugo (four character compound), See also 窮鼠猫を噛む
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Kanji — 2 found

10.212642215840937
15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
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100.0
13 strokes.
rat, mouse, dark gray
Kun: ねずみ ねず
On: ショ
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Sentences — 3 found

  • 182372
    • きゅうそ窮鼠
    • ねこ
    • 噛む
    A cornered rat will bite a cat. Tatoeba
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