同じ穴の狢

Japanese
Kanji in this term
同 穴 狢
おな
Grade: 2		 あな
Grade: 6		 むじな
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 同(おな)じ穴(あな)のムジナ (onaji ana no mujina)

Etymology

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

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

Idiom

同(おな)じ穴(あな)の狢(むじな) • (onaji ana no mujina) 

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