Word Meaning うまい汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

うまい汁を吸う is read as うまいしるをすう (umaishiru o suu) and means to be onto a good thing.

Meaning

English

  1. to be onto a good thing
  2. to make money without working
  3. to line one's pockets

Reading

Kana

うまいしるをすう

Romaji

umaishiru o suu

Writing Variants

  • 旨い汁を吸う うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 139154 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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上汁を吸う

うわしるをすう

to take a piece of the action

甘い汁を吸う

あまいしるをすう

to be onto a good thing

汁吸啄木鳥

しるすいきつつき

yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

吸う

すう

to kiss

呼吸が合う

こきゅうがあう

to get along

しる

(dipping) sauce

吸い殻

すいがら

cigarette end

吸血鬼

きゅうけつき

vampire

呼吸器

こきゅうき

respiratory organs

果汁

かじゅう

fruit juice

胆汁

たんじゅう

bile

酸素吸入

さんそきゅうにゅう

oxygen inhalation