Word Meaning 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい

きじもなかずばうたれまい kiji mo nakazubautaremai

雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい is read as きじもなかずばうたれまい (kiji mo nakazubautaremai) and means avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one.

Meaning

English

  1. avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one
  2. there is safety in silence
  3. the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

Reading

Kana

きじもなかずばうたれまい

Romaji

kiji mo nakazubautaremai

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 68 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 154527 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

きじ

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)

打撃

だげき

batting

攻撃

こうげき

criticism

反撃

はんげき

counterattack

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

爆撃

ばくげき

bombing (raid)

直撃

ちょくげき

direct hit

撃つ

うつ

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)

衝撃

しょうげき

(psychological) shock

襲撃

しゅうげき

(surprise) attack

悲鳴

ひめい

shriek