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    3. 尻拭い

    尻拭い

    尻しり拭ぬぐい​

    cleaning up someone else's mess

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    尻ぬぐい

    しりぬぐい

    Noun

    1.
    cleaning up someone else's mess, making up for someone else's mistake
    2.
    ass-wiping, arse-wiping

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    拭
    ぬぐ.う・ふ.く…(2)
    wipe・mop・swab
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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