====== 頭隠して尻隠さず ======


あたまかくしてしりかくさず

Japanese
Kanji in this term
頭	隠	尻	隠
あたま
Grade: 2	かく
Grade: S	しり
Grade: S	かく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
頭隱して尻隱さず (kyūjitai)
Etymology

Compound of 頭 (atama, “head”) +‎ 隠して (kakushite, “the -te form of 隠かくす (kakusu, “to hide”)”) +‎ 尻 (shiri, “one's bottom”) +‎ 隠さず (kakusazu, “the negative continuative form of 隠かくす (kakusu, “to hide”)”)

Proverb

頭あたま隠かくして尻しり隠かくさず • (atama kakushite shiri kakusazu) 

one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed
References
“頭隠して尻隠さず”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

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