爪つま楊よう枝じ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉を爪つま楊よう枝じでつつくto poke/pick at something with a toothpick

  彼かれはつまようじで肉にくを一ひと口くちずつつついて食たべた。

  He picked at the meat with a toothpick, eating it piece by piece.

• 歯はに爪つま楊よう枝じを刺さすto stick a toothpick between one's teeth

  食しょく後ごに歯はに爪つま楊よう枝じを刺さして食たべかすを取とった。

  After the meal, he stuck a toothpick between his teeth to remove the food scraps.

• 爪つま楊よう枝じで〈物もの〉を刺さすto skewer something with a toothpick

  つまようじでチーズを刺さして食たべた。

  She skewered the cheese with a toothpick and ate it.