くいまも
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; (lit.) to guard the tree stub
from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi
Kanji used
stocks
protect
Composed of
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe