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頭隠して尻隠さず

あたまかくしてしりかくさず

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あたまかくしてしりかくさず

Meanings

  1. 1.
    expburying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

Kanji breakdown

頭
N316 strokesGrade 2
隠
N514 strokesGrade 8
尻
5 strokesGrade 8

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頭隠して尻隠さずあたまかくしてしりかくさず

burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

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