捕らぬ狸の皮算用

Japanese
Kanji in this term
捕 狸 皮 算 用
と
Grade: S		 たぬき
Hyōgaiji		 かわ
Grade: 3		 さん > ざん
Grade: 2		 よう
Grade: 2
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “counting the skins of uncaught raccoon dogs”.

Proverb

捕(と)らぬ狸(たぬき)の皮(かわ)算(ざん)用(よう) • (toranu tanuki no kawazan'yō) 

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Derived terms
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