Word Meaning 重箱の隅をつつく
じゅうばこのすみをつつく
juubako no sumiotsutsuku
重箱の隅をつつく is read as じゅうばこのすみをつつく (juubako no sumiotsutsuku) and means to nitpick.
Meaning
English
- to nitpick
- to complain about trifles
Reading
Kana
じゅうばこのすみをつつく
Romaji
juubako no sumiotsutsuku
Writing Variants
- 重箱の隅を突く じゅうばこのすみをつつく juubako no sumi o tsutsuku
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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1重箱の隅をつつくようなことはやめて。
Stop your nitpicking.