爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

Also written つめの垢を煎じて飲む, 爪のあかを煎じて飲む

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example (literally: to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it)

Kanji

• 爪 nail. Read as つめ.
• 垢 grime. Read as あか.
• 煎 roast. Read as セン.
• 飲 drink. Read as のむ.

Word lists

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