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