狐に小豆飯 きつねにあずきめし Meanings Expression trusting a cat with milk; setting a wolf to mind the sheep (literally: (giving) rice boiled with adzuki beans to a fox) See also: 猫に鰹節 (ねこにかつおぶし). Kanji 狐 fox. Read as きつね. 小 small 豆 bean 飯 meal. Read as めし. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists