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尻
しり
に
火
ひ
が
付
つ
く
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
Idiomatic
1. to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
Alt. forms
尻
しり
に
火
ひ
がつ
く
尻
しり
に
火
ひ
が
付
つ
く
Kanji used
尻
butt
火
fire
付
attach
Conjugations...
Used in: 17
Composed of
尻
しり
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
火
ひ
が
付
つ
く
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)