Word Meaning 爪に火を点す
つめにひをともす
tsume ni hi o tomosu
爪に火を点す is read as つめにひをともす (tsume ni hi o tomosu) 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 hi o tomosu
Writing Variants
- つめに火をともす つめにひをともす tsumenihiotomosu
- 爪に火をともす つめにひをともす tsume ni hiotomosu
- 爪に火を灯す つめにひをともす tsume ni hi o tomosu