Word Meaning 爪に火をともす
つめにひをともす
tsume ni hiotomosu
爪に火をともす is read as つめにひをともす (tsume ni hiotomosu) and means to lead a stingy life.
Meaning
English
- to lead a stingy life
- to scrimp and save
- to pinch pennies
- to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
Reading
Kana
つめにひをともす
Romaji
tsume ni hiotomosu
Writing Variants
- つめに火をともす つめにひをともす tsumenihiotomosu
- 爪に火を点す つめにひをともす tsume ni hi o tomosu
- 爪に火を灯す つめにひをともす tsume ni hi o tomosu