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
 
 
 
舐め尽くす なめつくす
 
 
 
嘗め尽くす なめつくす
 
 
 
 
なめ尽くす なめつくす
 
 
 
 
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 (5th, 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 (7th, N1)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク せき (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)