Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう”

泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught

Kanji details

Kun/On information

泥
On
でい;ない;で;に
Kun
どろ;なず.む
Stroke count
8

・mud

・mire

・adhere to

・be attached to

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棒
On
ぼう
Kun
—
Stroke count
12

・rod

・stick

・cane

・pole

・club

・line

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捕
On
ほ
Kun
と.らえる;と.らわれる;と.る;とら.える;とら.われる;つか.まえる;つか.まる
Stroke count
10

・catch

・capture

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縄
On
じょう
Kun
なわ;ただ.す
Stroke count
15

・straw rope

・cord

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