すねをかじ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
1. to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
Composed of
shin; shank; lower leg
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins