Word Meaning 他人のふんどしで相撲を取る

たにんのふんどしですもうをとる taninnofundoshidesumou o toru

他人のふんどしで相撲を取る is read as たにんのふんどしですもうをとる (taninnofundoshidesumou o toru) and means to profit at someone else's expense.

Meaning

English

  1. to profit at someone else's expense
  2. to rob Peter to pay Paul
  3. to take risks with other people's money

Reading

Kana

たにんのふんどしですもうをとる

Romaji

taninnofundoshidesumou o toru

Writing Variants

  • 他人の褌で相撲を取る たにんのふんどしですもうをとる tanin no fundoshi de sumou o toru

Stroke Sequence

13 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 44302 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

相撲を取る

すもうをとる

to take part in sumo

相撲取り

すもうとり

wrestler

一人相撲

ひとりずもう

mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

相撲人

すまいびと

wrestler

他人行儀

たにんぎょうぎ

standing on formality

他人扱い

たにんあつかい

treating like a stranger

他人迷惑

たにんめいわく

nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to people around one

相撲に勝って勝負に負ける

すもうにかってしょうぶにまける

to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position

他人

たにん

unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

他人様

ひとさま

other people