市に虎を放つ いちにとらをはなつ Meanings Expression, Godan verb to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous (literally: to let loose a tiger in the marketplace) Kanji 市 city. Read as いち. 虎 tiger. Read as とら. 放 release. Read as はなつ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists