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と
捕
らぬ
たぬき
狸
の
かわざんよう
皮算用
をするな。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
sentence ending particle な sentence ending particle な
 
捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
Conjugations and inflections
  捕らぬ is the ぬ negative form of 'ru' godan verb 捕る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
と る 1
Most common form: 獲る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to take; to catch; to capture
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た ぬ き 1
Most common form: たぬき
noun
1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog  (often written with kana only)
2. sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face  (often written with kana only)
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か わ ざ ん よ う 3
noun
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched  (see also: 取らぬ狸の皮算用)
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Kanji
捕
ホ   とる    とらえる    つかまえる to catch, to grasp   とらわれる    つかまる to be caught   
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甫
ホ    the first time   
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用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
丶
dot   
扌
hand
狸
たぬき raccoon   
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里
リ   さと village   
犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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厂
cliff
又
また again   
算
サン    calculate   
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廾
twenty; two hands   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
⺮
bamboo
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