Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “玉に疵”

玉に疵

たまにきず

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

Example sentence

He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

玉
On
ぎょく
Kun
たま;たま-;-だま
Stroke count
5

・jewel

・ball

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疵
On
し
Kun
きず
Stroke count
11

・crack

・flaw

・scratch

・speck

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