傷弓の鳥しょうきゅうのとり

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English definition

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

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Kanji

• 傷wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak pointショウ / きず、いた.む、いた.める · 13 strokes傷負傷損傷中傷傷つけ傷害傷つける傷つく
• 弓bow; bow (archery, violin)キュウ / ゆみ · 3 strokes弓弓道弓矢真弓弓子弓削弓術弓月
• 鳥bird; chickenチョウ / とり · 11 strokes鳥鳥取小鳥焼き鳥白鳥飛鳥鳥居一石二鳥