蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る
Reading
Kana:
かにはこうらににせてあなをほる
Romaji:
kanihakouraniniseteanawohoru
Definition
1
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell
Note:
idiomatic expression
Kanji
Readings: カイ、 かに
Meaning: crab
Readings: コウ、 カン、 きのえ
Meanings: armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
Readings: ラ、 うすもの
Meanings: gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out
Readings: ジ、 に.る、 ひ.る
Meanings: becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
Readings: ケツ、 あな
Meanings: hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
Readings: クツ、 ほ.る
Meanings: dig, delve, excavate