じゃ
 
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks, it takes one to know one, it takes a thief to catch a thief.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゃ
 
 
蛇の道は蛇 じゃのみちはへび
へび
 
みち
 
へび
蛇の道は蛇 へびのみちはへび
じゃ
 
 
 
 
蛇の道はヘビ じゃのみちはへび
へび
 
みち
 
 
 
蛇の道はヘビ へびのみちはへび
じゃ
 
 
 
 
蛇の道はへび じゃのみちはへび
へび
 
みち
 
 
 
蛇の道はへび へびのみちはへび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ へび ダ (9th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
road-way, street, district
みち ドウ ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)