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    3. 市に虎を放つ

    市に虎を放つ

    市いちに​虎とらを​放はなつ​

    to let a fox into the henhouse

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab28 strokes

    いちにとらをはなつ

    Verb

    1.
    to let a fox into the henhouse, to do something dangerous, to let loose a tiger in the marketplace
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    市
    いち…(3)
    market・city・town
    Kanji
    虎
    とら…(2)
    tiger・drunkard
    Kanji
    放
    はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)
    set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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