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    3. 頭隠して尻隠さず

    頭隠して尻隠さず

    頭あたま隠かくし​て​尻しり隠かくさ​ず​

    burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed)

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab58 strokes

    あたまかくしてしりかくさず

    Expressions

    1.
    burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed), exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself, hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    隠
    かく.す・かく.し・かく.れる・よ.る…(4)
    conceal・hide・cover
    Kanji
    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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