猫に鰹節

Reading

Kana: ねこにかつおぶし

Romaji: nekonikatsuobushi

Definition

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1

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