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On'yomi
ジン・サン
JIN / SAN
Kun'yomi
つ.きる・つ.くす・つ.かす・-づ.く・-ず.く・ことごと.く
tsukiru / tsukusu / tsukasu / zuku / zuku / kotogotoku

exhaust · use up · run out of · deplete · befriend · serve

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Component Breakdown

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尺 + ⺀

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of dish and fire. Fire on dish exhausting.

Symbolism

Effort, exhaust, use up. Represents exhausting.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Running through

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一網打尽

いちもうだじん

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw; round-up (e.g. of criminals)

縦横無尽

じゅうおうむじん

freely; right and left; as one pleases; freely

尽忠報国

じんちゅうほうこく

loyalty and patriotism; loyalty and patriotism

Proverbs & Idioms

力を尽くす

ちからをつくす

To exert all one's strength

To make every effort