Word Meaning 窮鼠猫をかむ

きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusonekookamu

窮鼠猫をかむ is read as きゅうそねこをかむ (kyuusonekookamu) and means a cornered rat will bite a cat.

Meaning

English

  1. a cornered rat will bite a cat
  2. despair gives courage to a coward

Reading

Kana

きゅうそねこをかむ

Romaji

kyuusonekookamu

Writing Variants

  • きゅうそ猫をかむ きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusonekookamu
  • 窮鼠ネコをかむ きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusonekookamu
  • 窮鼠ネコを噛む きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusonekookamu
  • 窮鼠猫を噛む きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusoneko o kamu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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窮鼠噛猫

きゅうそごうびょう

a cornered rat will bite the cat

窮鼠

きゅうそ

cornered animal

鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ

なくねこはねずみをとらぬ

empty vessels make the most sound

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

窮余の一策

きゅうよのいっさく

desperate measure

窮措大

きゅうそだい

poor student (scholar)

窮民

きゅうみん

poor people

窮余の策

きゅうよのさく

desperate measure