Word Meaning ミイラ取りがミイラになる

みいらとりがみいらになる miiratorigamiiraninaru

ミイラ取りがミイラになる is read as みいらとりがみいらになる (miiratorigamiiraninaru) and means intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself.

Meaning

English

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself
going for wool and coming home shorn
the biter bit
the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

Reading

Kana

みいらとりがみいらになる

Romaji

miiratorigamiiraninaru

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 56989 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

取る

とる

to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.)

受け取る

うけとる

to receive

引き取る

ひきとる

to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet)

気取る

きどる

to act like (something one isn't)

乗っ取る

のっとる

to take possession of (forcibly)

取り上げる

とりあげる

to collect (taxes)

取り寄せる

とりよせる

to pull (something) closer

取り掛かる

とりかかる

to begin

聞き取る

ききとる

to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.)

相手取る

あいてどる

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit)

取り入れる

とりいれる

to harvest

取れる

とれる

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)