Word Meaning 木に竹を接ぐ

きにたけをつぐ ki ni take o tsugu

木に竹を接ぐ is read as きにたけをつぐ (ki ni take o tsugu) and means to sew a fox's skin to the lion's.

Meaning

English

  1. to sew a fox's skin to the lion's
  2. to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree

Reading

Kana

きにたけをつぐ

Romaji

ki ni take o tsugu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 79834 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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接ぎ木

つぎき

grafting

木綿

きわた

cotton (material)

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

木造

もくぞう

wooden

木材

もくざい

lumber

木炭

きずみ

charcoal

木片

もくへん

block (of wood)

木星

もくせい

Jupiter (planet)

木戸

きど

entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

木版

もくはん

wood-block printing

木管

もっかん

wooden bobbin

木本植物

もくほんしょくぶつ

woody plant