爪で拾って箕で零す (つめでひろってみでこぼす) — penny wise and pound foolish | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

penny wise and pound foolish

Practice Writing

Character: 1/9

Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

爪で拾って箕で零す

penny wise and pound foolish

つめでひろってみでこぼす

爪

claw, nail, talon

つめ, つま-, ソウ

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

拾

pick up, gather, find...

ひろ.う, シュウ, ジュウ

扌

( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)

合

fit, suit, join...

あ.う, -あ.う, ゴウ

亼

to assemble. to gather together

あつまる, シュウ, ジュウ

𠆢

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

口

くち, コウ, ク

箕

竹

其

それ, その, キ

亠

( CDP-88C8 ) kettle lid radical (no. 8)

零

zero, spill, overflow...

ぜろ, こぼ.す, レイ

雨

あめ, あま-, ウ

令

orders, laws, command...

亽

𠆢

丶

dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)

龴

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