Definition of 傷弓の鳥 (しょうきゅうのとり)
しょうきゅうとり
傷弓の鳥
しょうきゅうのとり
shoukyuunotori
expression, noun
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(person who is) once bitten twice shy, someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience(idiom , yojijukugo)
Other readings:
傷弓之鳥【しょうきゅうのとり】
Related Kanji
| 傷 | wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point |
| 弓 | bow, bow (archery, violin) |
| 鳥 | bird, chicken |
| 之 | of, this |