Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience

    Rare termIdiomatic expressionYojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 傷弓之鳥【しょうきゅうのとり】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

Kun
きずいた.むいた.める
On
ショウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
845 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-11SKIP code
2a11.10The Kanji Dictionary
2822.7Four corner code
2151deroo
50b7Unicode hex code
1-29-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
301New Nelson (John Haig)
158New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
179Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
118Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
137Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
996Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
723A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1008Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1029Morohashi
901A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
633Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
643Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1067Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
912henshall3
960Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
835Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
130Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1005Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang1Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bow, bow (archery, violin)

Kun
ゆみ
On
キュウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1802 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-4-1SKIP code
3h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1720.7, 1772.7Four corner code
3552deroo
5f13Unicode hex code
1-21-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1560Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1678New Nelson (John Haig)
3383New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4193Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2120Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2869Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1231Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1317Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1539A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
95Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1419Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9692Morohashi
836A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
212Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1268Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
107henshall3
83Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
592Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
604Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1239Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bird, chicken

Kun
とり
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
1043 of 2500
Radical
bird
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とっ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-7-4, 4-11-4SKIP code
11b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2732.7Four corner code
850deroo
9ce5Unicode hex code
1-36-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5340Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6931New Nelson (John Haig)
3312New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4105Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2083Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2822Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1941Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2091Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
932A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1521Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
182Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46634Morohashi
174A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
285Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
285Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117sakade
283Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
190henshall3
210Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
486Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
1934Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1960Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
niao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level