| え |
|---|
| 江 |
| ど |
|---|
| 戸 |
| の |
| か | た | き |
|---|---|---|
| 敵 |
| を |
| な | が |
|---|---|
| 長 |
| さ | き |
|---|---|
| 崎 |
| で |
| う |
|---|
| 討 |
| つ |
expression, Godan verb
Idiomatic expression.- to hit someone where they least expect it, to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place, to get revenge on someone in a different contest, to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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江戸の敵を長崎で討つ | えどのかたきをながさきでうつ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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江戸の仇を長崎で討つ | えどのかたきをながさきでうつ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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江戸のかたきを長崎で討つ | えどのかたきをながさきでうつ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
creek, inlet, bay
え コウ み (9th, N1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
enemy, foe, opponent
テキ かたき あだ (5th, N1)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
promontory, cape, spit
さき キ さい (9th, N1)