Word Meaning 舌なめずり

したなめずり shitanamezuri

舌なめずり is read as したなめずり (shitanamezuri) and means licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food).

Meaning

English

  1. licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food)
  2. licking one's lips (in anticipation)
  3. waiting eagerly (for)
  4. salivating (e.g. at the thought)

Reading

Kana

したなめずり

Romaji

shitanamezuri

Writing Variants

  • 舌舐めずり したなめずり shitanamezuri

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 132049 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

舌触り

したざわり

feel on the tongue (of food or drink)

した

tongue

舌鼓

したつづみ

smacking one's lips (over food)

舌戦

ぜっせん

war of words

舌打ち

したうち

smacking one's lips (with relish)

舌足らず

したたらず

lisping

舌先三分

したさきさんぶ

a glib tongue (with fair words)

舌形動物

したがたどうぶつ

pentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)

舌下神経

ぜっかしんけい

hypoglossal nerve

舌圧子

ぜつあつし

tongue depressor

舌先三寸

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

舌を出す

したをだす

to stick out one's tongue