Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “自分の首を絞める”

自分の首を絞める

じぶんのくびをしめる

to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself

Example sentence

Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.

Kanji details

自

・oneself

分

・part

・minute of time

・segment

・share

・degree

・one's lot

・duty

・understand

・know

・rate

・1%

・chances

・shaku/100

首

・neck

・counter for songs and poems

絞

・strangle

・constrict

・wring