Word Meaning 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない
やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない
yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhainai
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない is read as やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない (yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhainai) and means a fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
Meaning
English
- a fox is not taken twice in the same snare
- there are no birds in last year's nest
- there aren't always loach under the willow tree
- good luck does not always repeat itself
Reading
Kana
やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない
Romaji
yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhainai
Writing Variants
- 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない yanagi no shita ni itsu mo dojou ha inai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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