Word Meaning 飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず

うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず uetaruinu ha bou o osorezu

飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず is read as うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず (uetaruinu ha bou o osorezu) and means a starved dog does not fear the rod.

Meaning

English

a starved dog does not fear the rod

Reading

Kana

うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず

Romaji

uetaruinu ha bou o osorezu

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 138919 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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犬も歩けば棒に当る

いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる

good luck may come unexpectedly

犬棒かるた

いぬぼうかるた

inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)

飢える

うえる

to be starved of (e.g. love)

飢え死に

うえじに

(death from) starvation

飢餓

きが

starvation

飢え

うえ

hunger

飢民

きみん

starving people

飢餓線上に

きがせんじょうに

on the verge of starvation

飢饉

ききん

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

猟犬

かりいぬ

hound

恐慌

きょうこう

panic

恐縮

きょうしゅく

shrinking back in fear