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爪
つめ
の
垢
あか
を
煎
せん
じて
飲
の
む
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Idiomatic
1. to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of;
(lit.)
to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
Kanji used
爪
claw
垢
filth
煎
dry-roasted
飲
drink
Conjugations...
Used in: 64
Composed of
爪
つめ
の
垢
あか
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
煎
せん
infusing (tea); infusion
飲
の
む
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress