Word Meaning 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ
やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhaoranu
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ is read as やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ (yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhaoranu) 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 loaches under the willow tree
Reading
Kana
やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
Romaji
yanagi no shitaniitsumodojouhaoranu
Writing Variants
- 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ yanagi no shita ni itsu mo dojou ha oranu