Word Meaning 人を呪わば穴二つ

ひとをのろわばあなふたつ hito o norowabaanafutatsu

人を呪わば穴二つ is read as ひとをのろわばあなふたつ (hito o norowabaanafutatsu) and means curses come home to roost.

Meaning

English

  1. curses come home to roost
  2. if you curse someone, dig two graves

Reading

Kana

ひとをのろわばあなふたつ

Romaji

hito o norowabaanafutatsu

Writing Variants

  • 人を呪わば墓二つ ひとをのろわばあなふたつ hito o norowabaanafutatsu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 154449 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人穴

ひとあな

volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited

二人

ににん

two persons

二人三脚

ににんさんきゃく

three-legged race

二人前

ににんまえ

for two people

二人連れ

ふたりづれ

party of two

二人とも

ふたりとも

both (people)

日本二十六聖人

にほんにじゅうろくせいじん

Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan

二人羽織

ににんばおり

"Helping Hands" comedy performance

第二人称

だいににんしょう

second person

二人称

ににんしょう

second person

二人称単数

ににんしょうたんすう

second-person singular

一人二役

ひとりふたやく

double role