Word Meaning 尻拭い

しりぬぐい shirinugui

尻拭い is read as しりぬぐい (shirinugui) and means ass-wiping.

Meaning

English

  1. ass-wiping
  2. arse-wiping
  3. cleaning up someone else's mess
  4. making up for someone else's mistake

Reading

Kana

しりぬぐい

Romaji

shirinugui

Writing Variants

  • 尻ぬぐい しりぬぐい shirinugui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

しり

consequence

払拭

ふっしき

wiping out

拭う

ぬぐう

to wipe

拭く

ふく

to wipe

川尻

かわじり

mouth of a river

塩尻

しおじり

cone-shaped