兎うさぎ死しすれば狐きつねこれを悲かなしむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Proverb
1. people have sympathy for kindred in distress; (lit.) when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves
Kanji used
rabbit
death
fox
sad
Composed of
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to die
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret