Meaning of 思う壺にはまる思う壷にはまる思うつぼにはまる in Japanese

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Definition of 思う壺にはまる思う壷にはまる思うつぼにはまる

に(ni) 【 荷 】

荷 Kanji Details

  1. (n) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods

    船はその港で荷を下ろされた。
    The ship was unloaded at the port.

  2. burden; responsibility
に(ni) 【 似 】

似 Kanji Details

  1. (suf) takes after (his mother)

    あの男の子は父親似だ。
    That boy takes after his father.

に(ni) 【 丹 】

丹 Kanji Details

  1. (n) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
つぼ(tsubo) · つほ(tsuho) · つふ(tsufu) 【 壷 ·壺 ·壼 】

壷壺壼 Kanji Details

  1. (n) jar; pot; vase

    これは彼が最も大切にしているつぼだ。
    This is the pot he treasures most of all.

  2. dice cup
  3. depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
  4. target (when aiming an arrow)
  5. (figurative) bull's-eye →Related words: 思うつぼ
  6. key point (of a conversation, etc.)
  7. acupuncture point; moxibustion point
  8. nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)
に(ni) · ふた(futa) · ふ(fu) · ふう(fuu) 【 二 ·２ 】

二２ Kanji Details

  1. (num) two
に(ni) 【 弐 】

弐 Kanji Details

  1. (num) two (used in legal documents)
おもう(omou) 【 思う ·想う ·念う ·憶う ·懐う ·惟う 】

思想念憶懐惟 Kanji Details

  1. (v5u, vt) to think; to consider; to believe

    あすは天気だと思う。
    I hope it'll be fine tomorrow.

  2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. to expect; to look forward to
  6. to feel; to desire; to want
  7. to recall; to remember
はまる(hamaru) · ハマる(hamaru) 【 嵌まる ·填まる ·嵌る ·填る 】

嵌填 Kanji Details

  1. (v5r, vi) to fit; to get into; to go into

    彼女は今度は自分が罠にはまった。
    She fell into a trap in her turn.

  2. to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
  3. to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
  4. to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
  5. to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on
おもうつぼ(omoutsubo) 【 思う壺 ·思う壷 ·思うつぼ 】

思壺壷 Kanji Details

  1. (n) one's wishes; one's expectations
  2. just as expected
に(ni)
  1. (prt) indicates such things as location of person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.
こ(ko) 【 壺 ·壷 】

壺壷 Kanji Details

  1. (n) hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
に(ni) 【 尼 】

尼 Kanji Details

  1. (n, n-suf) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) →Related words: 比丘尼
に(ni) 【 土 】

土 Kanji Details

  1. (n) soil (esp. reddish soil)
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