Word Meaning 鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ

なくねこはねずみをとらぬ nakuneko ha nezumi o toranu

鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ is read as なくねこはねずみをとらぬ (nakuneko ha nezumi o toranu) and means empty vessels make the most sound.

Meaning

English

empty vessels make the most sound
the meowing cat does not catch the mouse

Reading

Kana

なくねこはねずみをとらぬ

Romaji

nakuneko ha nezumi o toranu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 59 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 164448 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泰山鳴動して鼠一匹

たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき

much ado about nothing

窮鼠噛猫

きゅうそごうびょう

a cornered rat will bite the cat

鼠鳴き

ねずみなき

whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)

窮鼠猫をかむ

きゅうそねこをかむ

a cornered rat will bite a cat

鳴らす

ならす

to fart (loudly)

鳴る

なる

to sound

鳴門

なると

Naruto (city in Tokushima)

鳴き声

なきごえ

cry (esp. animal)

鳴く

なく

to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

鳴り

なり

ringing

鳴り物入り

なりものいり

flourish of trumpets

鳴子

なるこ

clapper