恐れ入谷の鬼子母神

おそれいりやのきしぼじん

Also written おそれいりやのきしもじん

Meanings

1. Expression sorry; beg pardon; much obliged See also: 恐れ入る (おそれいる). See also: 鬼子母神 (きしもじん).

Kanji

• 恐 fear. Read as おそれる.
• 入 enter. Read as いる.
• 谷 valley
• 鬼 ogre
• 子 child
• 母 mother
• 神 god. Read as シン.

Word lists

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