Word Meaning 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな yuurei no shoutaimitarikareobana

幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花 is read as ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな (yuurei no shoutaimitarikareobana) and means fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

Meaning

English

  1. fear makes the wolf bigger than he is
  2. things are not as scary as they seem
  3. the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass

Reading

Kana

ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな

Romaji

yuurei no shoutaimitarikareobana

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 75 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 112100 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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枯尾花

かれおばな

withered silver grass

幽霊

ゆうれい

ghost

幽体離脱

ゆうたいりだつ

out-of-body experience

幽霊部員

ゆうれいぶいん

member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities

幽霊人口

ゆうれいじんこう

fictitious population

幽霊文字

ゆうれいもじ

ghost character (apocryphal JIS kanji)

幽体

ゆうたい

ethereal body

幽霊漁業

ゆうれいぎょぎょう

ghost fishing (entangling of marine life by lost or abandoned fishing gear)

幽霊話

ゆうれいばなし

ghost story

幽霊株

ゆうれいかぶ

watered stock

幽霊船

ゆうれいせん

ghost ship

幽霊語

ゆうれいご

ghost word