Results, 爪で拾って箕で零す

爪で拾って箕で零す【つめでひろってみでこぼすtsumedehirottemidekobosu】

expression:

  • penny wise and pound foolish - idiom

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
拾
常用３年JLPTN2

シュウSHUU・ジュウJUU・ひろうhiro.u

pick up; gather; find; go on foot; ten

Strokes:
9
Radical:
手扌龵 hand
SKIP:
1-3-6
UTF:
62fe
JIS208:
29-6
Hangul:
습 [seub] ・ 십 [sib]
Pinyin:
shí / shè
Stroke order:
Example words:
収拾【しゅうしゅうshuushuu】
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
拾い物【ひろいものhiroimono】
a find; / windfall; bargain
拾う【ひろうhirou】
to pick up; to find; to gather
拾得【しゅうとくshuutoku】
finding (lost property); picking up
拾【じゅうjuu】
ten
箕
人名用

キKI・みmi

winnowing

Strokes:
14
Radical:
竹⺮ bamboo
SKIP:
2-6-8
UTF:
7b95
JIS208:
44-7
Nanori:
みのmino
Hangul:
기 [gi]
Pinyin:
jī
Stroke order:
Example words:
爪で拾って箕で零す【つめでひろってみでこぼすtsumedehirottemidekobosu】
penny wise and pound foolish
箕【きki】
Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
箕宿【みぼしmiboshi】
Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
箕借り婆【みかりばばmikaribaba】
old woman ghost from the Kanto region
唐箕【とうみtoumi】
winnower; grain fan
零
常用中学校JLPTN2

レイREI・ぜろzero・こぼすkobo.su・こぼれるkobo.reru

zero; spill; overflow; nothing; cipher

Strokes:
13
Radical:
雨⻗ rain
SKIP:
2-11-2
UTF:
96f6
JIS208:
46-77
Hangul:
령 [ryeong] ・ 련 [ryeon]
Pinyin:
líng
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
零時【れいじreiji】
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
零下【れいかreika】
below zero; sub-zero
零細【れいさいreisai】
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
零点【れいてんreiten】
zero (points, marks); no marks; / zero (of a function); root; / zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
零敗【れいはいreihai】
going undefeated; losing without scoring a point; whitewash; being shut out

Kanji

爪

ソウSOU・つめtsume・つま~tsuma

claw; nail; talon

拾

シュウSHUU・ジュウJUU・ひろうhiro.u

pick up; gather; find; go on foot; ten


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