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    3. 捕らぬ狸の皮算用

    捕らぬ狸の皮算用

    捕とら​ぬ​狸たぬきの​皮かわ算ざん用よう

    counting one's chickens before they're hatched

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab49 strokes

    取らぬ狸の皮算用獲らぬ狸の皮算用とらぬ狸の皮算用捕らぬタヌキの皮算用取らぬタヌキの皮算用獲らぬタヌキの皮算用とらぬタヌキの皮算用

    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう

    Expressions

    1.
    counting one's chickens before they're hatched, counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    捕
    と.らえる・と.らわれる・と.る・とら.える・とら.われる・つか.まえる…(2)
    catch・capture
    Kanji
    狸
    たぬき…(2)
    tanuki・raccoon
    Kanji
    皮
    かわ…(1)
    pelt・skin・hide・leather・skin radical (no. 107)
    Kanji
    算
    そろ…(1)
    calculate・divining・number・abacus・probability
    Kanji
    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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    • 算
    • 用
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