Dictionary: “爪の垢”

爪の垢

つめのあか

dirt under one's fingernails

Kun/On information

爪
On
そう
Kun
つめ;つま-
Stroke count
4

・claw

・nail

・talon

1 2 3 4
垢
On
こう;く
Kun
あか;はじ
Stroke count
9

・dirt

・grime

・earwax

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Related words to 爪の垢

2 related words

爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

→

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example);to learn from someone's example

爪の垢

つめのあか

→

shred (of decency, etc.);scrap;bit;smidgen