皮算用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皮	算	用
かわ Grade: 3	さん > ざん Grade: 2	よう Grade: 2

Etymology

From the proverb 捕らぬ狸の皮算用.

Noun

皮(かわ)算(ざん)用(よう) • (kawazan'yō) 

1. counting one's chickens before they've hatched (acting in the present on the presumption of receiving something in the future)