な
舐
　
め
つ
尽
　
く
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to lick (all) up, to lick all over, to lick clean.
  2. to engulf (in flames), to consume (of fire), to sweep through, to completely destroy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
な
舐
　
め
つ
尽
　
く
　
す
 舐め尽くす なめつくす
な
嘗
　
め
つ
尽
　
く
　
す
 嘗め尽くす なめつくす
　
な
　
め
つ
尽
　
く
　
す
 なめ尽くす なめつくす
な
舐
　
め
　
つ
　
く
　
す
 舐めつくす なめつくす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lick, lap up, burn up
な.める　ねぶ.る　シ (Kentei 1)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)
exhaust, use up, run out of
つ.きる　ジン　ことごと.く (Early Jr. High, N1)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク　セキ　さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)