Word Meaning 爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ tsume no aka o senjitenomu

爪の垢を煎じて飲む is read as つめのあかをせんじてのむ (tsume no aka o senjitenomu) and means to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example).

Meaning

English

  1. to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)
  2. to learn from someone's example
  3. to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

Reading

Kana

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

Romaji

tsume no aka o senjitenomu

Writing Variants

  • つめの垢を煎じて飲む つめのあかをせんじてのむ tsumenoaka o senjitenomu
  • 爪のあかを煎じて飲む つめのあかをせんじてのむ tsumenoakaosenjitenomu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 164388 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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爪の垢

つめのあか

dirt under one's fingernails

つめ

hook

爪先

つまさき

toes

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

爪切り

つめきり

nail clippers

飲む

のむ

to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

飲み込む

のみこむ

to be filled with (people)

飲み物

のみもの

drink

飲食

おんじき

food and drink

飲み水

のみみず

drinking water

湯飲み

ゆのみ

teacup

飲料

いんりょう

beverage