同じ穴の狢

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おな
Grade: 2
あな
Grade: 6
むじな
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
同じ穴のムジナ

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 一丘之貉 (yīqiūzhīhé). Literally, badgers of the same hole.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [o̞na̠ʑi a̠na̠ no̞ mɯ̟ᵝʑina̠]

Idiom[edit]

(おな)(あな)(むじな) or (おな)(あな)(ムジナ) (onaji ana no mujina

  1. seemingly not part of the same group, but actually indeed comrades