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
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “he who runs after two hares does not catch even one”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ito̞ o̞ o̞ɯ̟ mo̞no̞ β̞a̠ it̚to̞ o̞ mo̞ e̞zɨ]

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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