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しらみ潰し (shiramitsubushi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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そう
索さく
し
た
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The police searched the mountain inch by inch.
I went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb and found the mistake.
Written forms しらみ 潰つぶ し Usage 9%
search-only kanji form
It is usually written in kana. The kanji spelling 虱潰し is rare; しらみ潰し is a mixed kana-kanji form that is sometimes seen.
しらみつぶし Usage 72%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended form.
虱しらみ 潰つぶ し Usage 19%
Full kanji form using 虱 (louse). Rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Etymology Literally 'louse crushing'. The image is of methodically crushing lice one by one, which came to mean a painstakingly thorough search.
