This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

薮蛇になる

薮蛇に成る

Reading

Kana: やぶへびになる
Romaji: yabuhebininaru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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you'll only make work for yourself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 やぶ
Meanings: thicket, bush, underbrush, grove
Readings: ジャ、 ダ、 イ、 ヤ、 へび
Meanings: snake, serpent, hard drinker
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach