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    3. 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

    蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

    蛇へびに​噛かま​れ​て​朽くち​縄なわに​怖おじ​る​

    once bitten twice shy

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab73 strokes

    蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じる蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじる蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる

    へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる

    Verb

    1.
    once bitten twice shy, to become over cautious from a bad experience, to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    蛇
    へび…(6)
    snake・serpent・hard drinker
    Kanji
    噛
    か.む・か.じる…(2)
    chew・bite・gnaw
    Kanji
    朽
    く.ちる…(2)
    decay・rot・remain in seclusion
    Kanji
    縄
    なわ・ただ.す…(1)
    straw rope・cord
    Kanji
    怖
    こわ.い・こわ.がる・お.じる・おそ.れる…(2)
    dreadful・be frightened・fearful
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 縄
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    • じ
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