Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 爪に火を灯す【つめにひをともす】、つめに火をともす【つめにひをともす】、爪に火を点す【つめにひをともす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

claw, nail, talon

Kun
つめ、つま-
On
ソウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2025 of 2500
Radical
claw
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
7223.0Four corner code
722aUnicode hex code
1-36-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2822Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3509New Nelson (John Haig)
3024New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3756Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2605Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
727Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
784Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19653Morohashi
1320Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
735Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhua3, zhao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fire

Kun
ひ、-び、ほ-
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
574 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-4-4, 1-1-3SKIP code
4d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9080.0Four corner code
1162deroo
706bUnicode hex code
1-18-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2743Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3394New Nelson (John Haig)
3463New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4273Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2159Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2911Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
161Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
173Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
432A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
52Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
15Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18850Morohashi
8A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
20Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
13sakade
69Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15henshall3
27Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1260Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
163Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huo3Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level