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ひょうたんから
駒
こま
が
出
で
る
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
Idiomatic
1. something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening;
(lit.)
a horse comes out from a gourd
2. something impossible; something ridiculous
Alt. forms
瓢
ひょう
箪
たん
から
駒
こま
が
出
で
る
ひょうたんから
駒
こま
が
出
で
る
Kanji used
駒
chess piece
出
exit
Conjugations...
Used in: 2
Composed of
ひょうたんから
駒
こま
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening;
(lit.)
a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
出
で
る
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to