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    3. 木に縁りて魚を求む

    木に縁りて魚を求む

    木きに​縁より​て​魚うおを​求もとむ​

    to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab49 strokes

    きによりてうおをもとむ

    Expressions

    1.
    to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible, to look for fish by climbing a tree
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    縁
    ふち・ふち.どる・ゆかり・よすが・へり・えにし…(2)
    affinity・relation・connection・edge・border…(2)
    Kanji
    魚
    うお・さかな・-ざかな…(2)
    fish
    Kanji
    求
    もと.める…(2)
    request・want・wish for・require・demand
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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