Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ねこ
Grade: S
かつお
Hyōgai
ふし > ぶし
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
猫に鰹節 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally a “cat in skipjack tuna flakes”.

Idiom

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(ねこ)(かつお)(ぶし) (neko ni katsuobushi

  1. setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse
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