皮算用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かわ
Grade: 3
さん > ざん
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 2

Etymology

From the proverb 捕らぬ狸の皮算用.

Noun

(かわ)(ざん)(よう) • (kawazan'yō

  1. counting one's chickens before they've hatched (acting in the present on the presumption of receiving something in the future)