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かちゅうのくりをひろ
う
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
Idiomatic
1. to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone;
(lit.)
to gather chestnuts from the fire
orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine
Alt. forms
火
か
中
ちゅう
の
栗
くり
を
拾
ひろ
う
かちゅうのくりをひろ
う
Conjugations...
Composed of
かちゅう
in the fire; in the flames;
(arch.)
burning (something)
くり
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
ひろ
う
to pick up; to find; to gather