蟹かには甲こう羅らに似にせて穴あなを掘ほる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Proverb
1. to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
Kanji used
crab
outer shell
lightweight fabric
resemble
hole
dig
Composed of
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top