Word Meaning 旨い汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

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

Meaning

English

to be onto a good thing
to make money without working
to line one's pockets

Reading

Kana

うまいしるをすう

Romaji

umaishiru o suu

Writing Variants

うまい汁を吸う うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 136891 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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旨い汁

うまいしる

the lion's share

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)

旨

むね

instructions

旨み調味料

うまみちょうみりょう

flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate)

旨くやって行く

うまくやっていく

to get along well with

旨意

しい

intent

吸う

すう

to kiss

呼吸が合う

こきゅうがあう

to get along

要旨

ようし

point

趣旨

しゅし

meaning