人を呪わば穴二つ ひとをのろわばあなふたつ Meanings Expression curses come home to roost (literally: if you curse someone, dig two graves) Kanji 人 person. Read as ひと. 呪 curse. Read as のろい. 穴 hole. Read as あな. 二 two. Read as ふたつ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists