爪の垢

つめのあか

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun dirt under one's fingernails
2. shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen

Kanji

• 爪 nail. Read as つめ.
• 垢 grime. Read as あか.

Words containing 爪の垢

• 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)

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