Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず

    窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず

    窮きゅう鳥ちょう懐ふところに​入いれ​ば​猟りょう師しも​こ​れ​を​殺ころさ​ず​

    even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter

    NTExpressionsAnimalsKanji Vocab102 strokes

    きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず

    Expressions

    1.
    even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 102

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    窮
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)
    hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered
    Kanji
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
    Kanji
    懐
    ふところ・なつ.かしい・なつ.かしむ・なつ.く・なつ.ける・なず.ける…(5)
    feelings・heart・yearn・miss someone・become attached to…(3)
    Kanji
    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    猟
    かり・か.る…(1)
    game-hunting・shooting・game・bag
    Kanji
    師
    いくさ…(8)
    expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 窮
    • 鳥
    • 懐
    • 入
    • 猟
    • 師
    • 殺
    • に
    • れ
    • ば
    • も
    • こ
    • を
    • さ
    • ず

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›