二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 兎 追 者 一 兎 得
に
Grade: 1		 と
Jinmeiyō		 お
Grade: 3		 もの
Grade: 3		 いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 と
Jinmeiyō		 え
Grade: 5
on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ito̞ o̞ o̞ɯ̟ᵝ mo̞no̞ ɰᵝa̠ it̚to̞ o̞ mo̞ e̞zɨᵝ]

Proverb

二(に)兎(と)を追(お)う者(もの)は一(いっ)兎(と)をも得(え)ず • (nito o ou mono wa itto o mo ezu) ←にとをおふものはいつとをもえず (nito wo ofu mono fa ituto wo mo ezu)?

  1. Grasp all, lose all. If you try to do two things at the same time, you will succeed in neither.
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