Results, 爪に火を灯す

爪に火をともす【つめにひをともすtsumenihiwotomosu】爪に火を点す・爪に火を灯す・つめに火をともす Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle) [literal]

Kanji definition:

爪
常用中学校

ソウSOU・つめtsume・つま~tsuma

claw; nail; talon

Strokes:
4
Radical:
爪爫⺥ claw, nail
SKIP:
3-3-1
UTF:
722a
JIS208:
36-62
Hangul:
조 [jo]
Pinyin:
zhuǎ / zhǎo
Stroke order:
Example words:
爪【つめtsume】
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; / plectrum; pick; / hook; clasp
爪楊枝【つまようじtsumayouji】
toothpick
爪切り【つめきりtsumekiri】
nail clippers
爪先【つまさきtsumasaki】
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
爪先立つ【つまさきだつtsumasakidatsu】
to stand on tiptoes
火
常用１年JLPTN5

カKA・ひhi・~び bi・ほ~ho

fire

➜
伙
Strokes:
4
Radical:
火灬 fire
SKIP:
1-1-3
UTF:
706b
JIS208:
18-48
Hangul:
화 [hwa]
Pinyin:
huǒ
Stroke order:
Example words:
火【ひhi】
fire; flame; blaze
火山【かざんkazan】
volcano
火災【かさいkasai】
conflagration; fire
噴火【ふんかfunka】
eruption; volcanic eruption
火砕流【かさいりゅうkasairyuu】
pyroclastic flow
灯
常用４年JLPTN2

トウTOU・ひhi・ほ~ho ・ともしびtomoshibi・ともすtomo.su・あかりakari

lamp; a light; light; counter for lights

➜
燈
Strokes:
6
Radical:
火灬 fire
SKIP:
1-1-5
UTF:
706f
JIS208:
37-84
Hangul:
등 [deung]
Pinyin:
dēng
Stroke order:
Example words:
灯【ひhi】
light; lamp; torch
灯油【とうゆtouyu】
lamp oil; kerosene
電灯【でんとうdentou】
electric light
灯台【とうだいtoudai】
lighthouse; / old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
蛍光灯【けいこうとうkeikoutou】
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; / person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Kanji

爪

ソウSOU・つめtsume・つま~tsuma

claw; nail; talon

火

カKA・ひhi・~び bi・ほ~ho

fire


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