木に縁って魚を求む
kiniyotteuowomotomu
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible
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  1. kiniyotteuowomotomu to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible
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Kanji Breakdown
Tree, Wood
On: ぼく,もく Kun: き,こ-
4 strokes N5
Affinity, Relation, Connection, Edge, Border, Verge, Brink
On: えん,-ねん Kun: ふち,ふちど.る,ゆかり,よすが,へり,えにし
15 strokes N1
Fish
On: ぎょ Kun: うお,さかな,-ざかな
11 strokes N4
Request, Want, Wish For, Require, Demand
On: きゅう,ぐ Kun: もと.める
7 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
木に縁って魚を求む (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく木に縁って魚を求むことがあります。
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