兎死すれば狐これを悲しむ うさぎしすればきつねこれをかなしむ Meanings Expression, Godan verb people have sympathy for kindred in distress (literally: when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves) Kanji 兎 rabbit; hare. Read as うさぎ. 死 die. Read as しぬ. 狐 fox. Read as きつね. 悲 sad. Read as かなしむ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists