Word Meaning うまい汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

うまい汁を吸う is read as うまいしるをすう (umaishiru o suu) and means to be onto a good thing.

Meaning

English

  1. to be onto a good thing
  2. to make money without working
  3. to line one's pockets

Reading

Kana

うまいしるをすう

Romaji

umaishiru o suu

Writing Variants

  • 旨い汁を吸う うまいしるをすう umaishiru o suu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 139165 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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上汁を吸う

うわしるをすう

to take a piece of the action

甘い汁を吸う

あまいしるをすう

to be onto a good thing

汁吸啄木鳥

しるすいきつつき

yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

吸う

すう

to kiss

呼吸が合う

こきゅうがあう

to get along

汁

しる

(dipping) sauce

吸い殻

すいがら

cigarette end

吸血鬼

きゅうけつき

vampire

呼吸器

こきゅうき

respiratory organs

果汁

かじゅう

fruit juice

胆汁

たんじゅう

bile

酸素吸入

さんそきゅうにゅう

oxygen inhalation