陰で糸を引く

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かげ
Grade: S
いと
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
陰で絲を引く (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 陰で糸を引く – see the following entry.
かげでいとをひく
[verb] to pull the strings (control behind the scenes) from the shadows
(This term, 陰で糸を引く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)