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

    to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

    Idiomatic expression

Also written つめの垢を煎じて飲む【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】、爪のあかを煎じて飲む【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
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

dirt, grime, earwax

Kun
あか、はじ
On
コウ、ク
Strokes
9
Radical
earth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3b6.3The Kanji Dictionary
4216.1Four corner code
1477deroo
57a2Unicode hex code
1-25-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1076Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1008New Nelson (John Haig)
418Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2187Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5058Morohashi
1879Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gou4Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

broil, parch, roast, boil

Kun
せん.じる、い.る、に.る
On
セン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2458 of 2500
Radical
fire

Built from

Used in names as

いり

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
2-3-10SKIP code
2o11.2The Kanji Dictionary
8033.2Four corner code
940deroo
714eUnicode hex code
1-32-89JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
611Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3453New Nelson (John Haig)
2950Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2054Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2548Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
310Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19184XMorohashi
1933Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
jian1Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

drink, smoke, take

Kun
の.む、-の.み
On
イン、オン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
969 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
8b4.1The Kanji Dictionary
8778.2Four corner code
2862deroo
98f2Unicode hex code
1-16-91JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5159Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6680New Nelson (John Haig)
1692New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2127Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1510Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1474Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1584Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
935A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
489Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44063PMorohashi
230A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
323Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
351sakade
100Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
250henshall3
388Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
132Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
1903Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1486Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3, yin4Pinyin reading
eumKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level