Word Meaning 雀の涙

すずめのなみだ suzume no namida

雀の涙 is read as すずめのなみだ (suzume no namida) and means drop in the bucket.

Meaning

English

drop in the bucket
pittance
chicken feed
insignificant amount
sparrow tears

Reading

Kana

すずめのなみだ

Romaji

suzume no namida

Writing Variants

すずめの涙 すずめのなみだ suzumenonamida
スズメの涙 すずめのなみだ suzumenonamida

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 157735 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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雀

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

涙

なみだ

sympathy

感涙

かんるい

tears (from being deeply moved)

催涙

さいるい

tear-inducing

悔し涙

くやしなみだ

tears of regret

一筋の涙

ひとすじのなみだ

a trickle of tears

火山涙

かざんるい

Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

孔雀

くざく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

涙声

なみだごえ

tearful voice

涙ぐましい

なみだぐましい

touching

Example Sentences

ここの給料は、雀の涙程度よ。

The pay here is a joke.

雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。

The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.