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    3. 傷弓の鳥

    傷弓の鳥

    傷しょう弓きゅうの​鳥とり

    (person who is) once bitten twice shy

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    傷弓之鳥

    しょうきゅうのとり

    Noun

    1.
    (person who is) once bitten twice shy, someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
    rare termidiomatic expressionyojijukugo

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    Characters that make up this word

    傷
    きず・いた.む・いた.める…(1)
    wound・hurt・injure・impair・pain…(5)
    Kanji
    弓
    ゆみ…(3)
    bow・bow (archery, violin)
    Kanji
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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