Word Meaning 亡羊補牢

ぼうようほろう bouyouhorou

亡羊補牢 is read as ぼうようほろう (bouyouhorou) and means locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning

English

  1. locking the barn door after the horse has bolted
  2. doing something too late
  3. mending the pen after the sheep are lost

Reading

Kana

ぼうようほろう

Romaji

bouyouhorou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 160972 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

亡羊

ぼうよう

lost sheep

亡羊の嘆

ぼうようのたん

bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths)

多岐亡羊

たきぼうよう

too many options making selection difficult

亡命

ぼうめい

fleeing from one's country

亡霊

ぼうれい

departed spirit

亡夫

ぼうふ

deceased husband

亡父

ぼうふ

deceased father

亡骸

なきがら

remains

亡くす

なくす

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

亡き後

なきあと

after one's death

亡国

ぼうこく

ruined country