した
舌
つづみ
鼓
　
を
う
打
　
つ

expression, Godan verb

  1. to smack one's lips (over a dish), to eat with relish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
した
舌
つづみ
鼓
　
を
う
打
　
つ
 舌鼓を打つ したつづみをうつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
drum, beat, rouse
コ　つづみ (7th, N1)
drum, surname
シュ　チュ　たてる
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
strike, hit, knock
う.つ　ダ　うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)