弱肉強食

じゃくにくきょうしょく

Meanings

1. Noun the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

Kanji

• 弱 weak. Read as ジャク.
• 肉 meat. Read as ニク.
• 強 strong. Read as キョウ.
• 食 eat. Read as ショク.

Example sentences

• 弱肉強食。
  The weak are food for the strong.
• 弱肉強食だろうね。
  Only the strong will survive.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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