Word Meaning 捕らぬ狸の皮算用
とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
toranutanuki no kawazanyou
捕らぬ狸の皮算用 is read as とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう (toranutanuki no kawazanyou) and means counting one's chickens before they've hatched.
Meaning
English
- counting one's chickens before they've hatched
- counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
Reading
Kana
とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
Romaji
toranutanuki no kawazanyou
Writing Variants
- 獲らぬ狸の皮算用 とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう toranutanuki no kawazanyou
- 取らぬ狸の皮算用 とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう toranutanuki no kawazanyou
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Related Vocabulary
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2捕らぬ狸の皮算用。
Don't count your chickens.
捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.