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猫に鰹節

Reading

Kana: ねこにかつおぶし
Romaji: nekonikatsuobushi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk

Note: idiomatic expression

Kanji

猫
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
鰹
Readings: ケン、 かつお
Meaning: bonito
節
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody