Word Meaning 始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し

はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし hajimehashojo no gotokunochi ha datto no gotoshi

始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し is read as はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし (hajimehashojo no gotokunochi ha datto no gotoshi) and means hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy.

Meaning

English

  1. hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy
  2. first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare

Reading

Kana

はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし

Romaji

hajimehashojo no gotokunochi ha datto no gotoshi

Writing Variants

  • 始めは処女のごとく後は脱兎のごとし はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし hajimehashojonogotokunochi ha dattonogotoshi

Stroke Sequence

15 Characters • 67 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 151051 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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脱兎の如く

だっとのごとく

(at) high speed

後始末

あとしまつ

cleaning up afterwards

処女

しょじょ

debut

処女宮

しょじょきゅう

Virgo (6th zodiacal sign)

善後処置

ぜんごしょち

remedial measure

処女喪失

しょじょそうしつ

loss of virginity (of a female)

処女降誕

しょじょこうたん

virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)

処女林

しょじょりん

virgin forest

後処理

あとしょり

after-treatment

後処理費用

あとしょりひよう

after-treatment expenses (esp. nuclear waste)

処女地

しょじょち

unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)

鉄の処女

てつのしょじょ

iron maiden (torture device)