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Keyword:

くぎをささ

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Jinmei Kanji

釘

Onyomi

テイ / チョウ

Kunyomi

くぎ

Character

nail

Japanese Meaning

釘

Easy Japanese Meaning

木やかべなどに打ちこんで物をとめるための小さい金ぞくのぼう

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釘宮さんは私の親友です。

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Kugimiya is my best friend.

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焼け跡の釘拾い

Hiragana

やけあとのくぎひろい

Phrase

idiomatic

to try to save a little only to lose a lot; to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar; to be penny wise and pound foolish

Japanese Meaning

焼け跡の釘拾い

Easy Japanese Meaning

小さなとくをえようとして、大きなものやだいじなものをうしなってしまうこと

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彼は焼け跡の釘拾いをして、大切なものを失った。

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

He tried to save a little only to lose a lot, like picking up nails from the ruins.

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Related Words

焼 (や)け跡 (あと)の釘 (くぎ)拾 (ひろ)い

（ canonical ）

yakeato no kugihiroi

（ romanization ）

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