Compound of <span class="searchmatch">頭</span> (atama, “head”) + <span class="searchmatch">隠し</span><span class="searchmatch">て</span> (kakushite, “the -te form of <span class="searchmatch">隠</span>(かく)<span class="searchmatch">す</span> (kakusu, “to hide”)”) + <span class="searchmatch">尻</span> (shiri, “one's bottom”) + <span class="searchmatch">隠</span><span class="searchmatch">さ</span><span class="searchmatch">ず</span> (kakusazu, “the negative...
【<span class="searchmatch">頭</span><span class="searchmatch">隠し</span><span class="searchmatch">て</span><span class="searchmatch">尻</span><span class="searchmatch">隠</span><span class="searchmatch">さ</span><span class="searchmatch">ず</span>】 [proverb] one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed...