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    3. 爪に火をともす

    爪に火をともす

    爪つめに​火ひを​と​も​す​

    to lead a stingy life

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    爪に火を灯すつめに火をともす爪に火を点す

    つめにひをともす

    Verb

    1.
    to lead a stingy life, to scrimp and save, to pinch pennies, to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    爪
    つめ・つま-…(1)
    claw・nail・talon
    Kanji
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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