Word Meaning 生き馬の目を抜く

いきうまのめをぬく ikiuma no me o nuku

生き馬の目を抜く is read as いきうまのめをぬく (ikiuma no me o nuku) and means to be shrewd.

Meaning

English

  1. to be shrewd
  2. to be sharp
  3. to keep your wits about you
  4. to pluck out the eye of a live horse

Reading

Kana

いきうまのめをぬく

Romaji

ikiuma no me o nuku

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 112037 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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生え抜き

はえぬき

(belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.)

生馬

いけま

Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)

生き馬

いきうま

live horse

生産目標

せいさんもくひょう

production target

目抜き

めぬき

principal

抜け目

ぬけめ

imprudence

目抜き通り

めぬきどおり

principal street

目抜

めぬけ

Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)

アラスカ目抜

あらすかめぬけ

Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)