Word Meaning 秋の鹿は笛に寄る

あきのしかはふえによる aki no shika ha fue ni yoru

秋の鹿は笛に寄る is read as あきのしかはふえによる (aki no shika ha fue ni yoru) and means people may bring about their demise for love.

Meaning

English

  1. people may bring about their demise for love
  2. it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of
  3. in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle

Reading

Kana

あきのしかはふえによる

Romaji

aki no shika ha fue ni yoru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 122851 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman)

秋田蕗

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秋葉原通り魔事件

あきはばらとおりまじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋葉系

あきばけい

Akihabara style

秋葉原無差別殺傷事件

あきはばらむさべつさっしょうじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋暑

しゅうしょ

lingering heat (in autumn)

秋興

しゅうきょう

the pleasantness of autumn

秋田看護福祉大学

あきたかんごふくしだいがく

Akita University of Nursing and Welfare

秋明菊

しゅうめいぎく

Japanese anemone

秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

あきなすはよめにくわすな

don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)

秋田蘭画

あきたらんが

Akita ranga

秋津

あきつ

dragonfly