矢も盾も堪らず (やもたてもたまらず) — unable to stay still, unable to contain one's feelings, unable to restrain oneself

Vocabulary

Meaning

unable to stay still unable to contain one's feelings and unable to restrain oneself

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Component Analysis

矢も盾も堪らず

unable to stay still, unable to contain one's feelings, unable to restrain oneself

やもたてもたまらず

矢

dart, arrow

や, シ

天

heavens, sky, imperial

あまつ, あめ, テン

大

large, big

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

盾

shield, escutcheon, pretext

たて, ジュン

𠂆

𥃭

十

目

堪

withstand, endure, support...

た.える, たま.る, カン

土

soil, earth, ground...

つち, ド, ト

甚

tremendously, very, great...

はなは.だ, はなは.だしい, ジン

亠

( CDP-88C8 ) kettle lid radical (no. 8)

トウ

匹

equal, head, counter for small animals...

ひき, ヒツ

匚

box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)

ホウ

儿

legs radical (no. 10)

がい, ジン, ニン

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

や, や.つ, ハチ

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

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矢も盾も堪らず

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