捕らぬ狸の皮算用

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
たぬき
Hyōgai
かわ
Grade: 3
さん > ざん
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, counting the skins of uncaught raccoon dogs.

Proverb

()らぬ(たぬき)(かわ)(ざん)(よう) (toranu tanuki no kawazan'yō

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Derived terms