皮算用

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

Etymology

From the proverb 捕らぬ狸の皮算用.

Noun

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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