Word Meaning 羹に懲りて膾を吹く

あつものにこりてなますをふく atsumono ni koritenamasu o fuku

羹に懲りて膾を吹く is read as あつものにこりてなますをふく (atsumono ni koritenamasu o fuku) and means a burnt child dreads the fire.

Meaning

English

a burnt child dreads the fire
once bitten twice shy
to become overcautious from a bad experience

Reading

Kana

あつものにこりてなますをふく

Romaji

atsumono ni koritenamasu o fuku

Writing Variants

羮に懲りて膾を吹く あつものにこりてなますをふく atsumono ni koritenamasu o fuku

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 71 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Proverb ✓ Rank 164932 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吹く

ふく

to blow (of the wind)

芽吹く

めぶく

to bud

性懲りもなく

しょうこりもなく

incorrigibly

明日は明日の風が吹く

あすはあすのかぜがふく

tomorrow will take care of itself

懲役

ちょうえき

penal servitude

吹き出す

ふきだす

to blow (smoke, etc.)

吹雪

ふぶき

snow storm

吹き込む

ふきこむ

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.)

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

rewarding good and punishing evil

吹き飛ぶ

ふきとぶ

to vanish

吹き出物

ふきでもの

(skin) eruption

Example Sentences

羹に懲りて膾を吹く

A burnt child dreads the fire.