幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

Japanese
Kanji in this term
幽 霊 正 体 見 枯 尾 花
ゆう
Grade: S		 れい
Grade: S		 しょう
Grade: 1		 たい
Grade: 2		 み
Grade: 1		 か
Grade: S		 お
Grade: S		 はな > ばな
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
幽靈の正體見たり枯れ尾花 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

幽霊 +‎ の +‎ 正体 +‎ 見たり +‎ 枯れ尾花, literally "when closely examining the identity of the ghost, it's just withered silvergrass"

Proverb

幽(ゆう)霊(れい)の正(しょう)体(たい)見(み)たり枯(か)れ尾(お)花(ばな) • (yūrei no shōtai mitari kareobana) 

  1. things are not as scary as they seems
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