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脛に疵持つ

脛に傷持つ

Reading

Kana: すねにきずもつ
Romaji: sunenikizumotsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to have a guilty conscience

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 すね、 はぎ
Meanings: leg, shin
Readings: シ、 きず
Meanings: crack, flaw, scratch, speck
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ショウ、 きず、 いた.む、 いた.める
Meanings: wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

Example Sentence

すねにきずもつ(もの)他人(たにん)批評(ひひょう)などしないほうがよい。
➥People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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