なめくじ
蛞蝓
　
に
しお
塩

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. crestfallen, dejected, shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なめくじ
蛞蝓
　
に
しお
塩
 蛞蝓に塩 なめくじにしお
　
ナ
　
メ
　
ク
　
ジ
　
に
しお
塩
 ナメクジに塩 ナメクジにしお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

kind of slug
カツ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
slug, snail
ユ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
affirmative response, relaxed, at ease
ユ　しかり (Kentei 1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
river
ku radical
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
salt
しお　エン (4th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
person, (人 variant)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)