落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず Meanings Expression when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you (literally: a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass) Kanji 落 fall. Read as おち. 武 military 者 person. Read as シャ. 薄 thin. Read as すすき. 穂 grain ear 怖 scary Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists