火中の栗を拾う かちゅうのくりをひろう Meanings Expression, Godan verb to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone (literally: to gather chestnuts from the fire) (orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine) Kanji 火 fire. Read as カ. 中 middle. Read as チュウ. 栗 chestnut. Read as くり. 拾 pick up. Read as ひろう. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists