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爪つめの垢あか
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. dirt under one's fingernails
2. shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen
Kanji used
爪
claw
垢
filth
Pitch accent
つ
めのあか
Used in: 149
Composed of
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
dirt; filth; grime
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
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)