皮算用

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
皮 算 用
かわ
Grade: 3 		さん > ざん
Grade: 2 		よう
Grade: 2

Etymology

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From the proverb 捕らぬ狸の皮算用.

Noun

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皮(かわ)算(ざん)用(よう) • (kawazan'yō) 

  1. counting one's chickens before they've hatched (acting in the present on the presumption of receiving something in the future)
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