Word Meaning 嚢中の錐

のうちゅうのきり nouchuu no kiri

嚢中の錐 is read as のうちゅうのきり (nouchuu no kiri) and means cream rises to the top.

Meaning

English

cream rises to the top
a drill in a bag (will always poke through)

Reading

Kana

のうちゅうのきり

Romaji

nouchuu no kiri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 142904 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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嚢中

のうちゅう

in a bag or one's purse

中衣嚢

なかがくし

inside pocket

円錐

まるぎり

round gimlet

連中

れんじゅう

troupe

年中

ねんじゅう

during an era

日中

ひなか

Japan and China

中古

ちゅうこ

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

心中

しんじゅう

double suicide

真っ最中

まっさなか

right in the middle (of)

中指

ちゅうし

middle toe

最中

さなか

(in) the middle of

中継ぎ

なかつぎ

pole-shaped item with a join in the middle