This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

尻拭い

尻ぬぐい

Reading

Kana: しりぬぐい
Romaji: shirinugui
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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cleaning up or covering for another; bearing the consequences of someone else's error; paying a debt for someone; wiping another's buttocks

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 しり
Meanings: buttocks, hips, butt, rear
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 ぬぐ.う、 ふ.く
Meanings: wipe, mop, swab

Example Sentence

もう(きみ)尻拭(しりぬぐ)いはごめんだ。
➥I'm fed up with always backing you up.
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