しり
尻
ぬぐ
拭
　
い

noun, takes する

  1. cleaning up someone else's mess, carrying the can. Idiomatic expression.
  2. ass-wiping, arse-wiping. Literal meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しり
尻
ぬぐ
拭
　
い
 尻拭い しりぬぐい
しり
尻
　
ぬ
　
ぐ
　
い
 尻ぬぐい しりぬぐい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

buttocks, hips, butt
しり　コウ　がみ (11th)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
wipe, mop, swab
ふ.く　ぬぐ.う　ショク (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
style, ceremony, rite
シキ　のり (3rd, N3)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)