- 1. [exp, v5t] to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
Kanji in this word
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舌
tongue, reed, clapperOn: ゼツ (zetsu)Kun: した (shita)
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鼓
drum, beat, rouse, musterOn: コ (ko)Kun: つづみ (tsudumi)
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打
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozenOn: ダ (da)、 ダース (daasu)Kun: う.つ (u.tsu)、 う.ち- (u.chi-)、 ぶ.つ (bu.tsu)
Example Sentences
その夜我々は大エビに舌鼓を打った。
sono yoru wareware ha dai ebi ni shitazutsumi wo utsu ta .
We banqueted on lobster that night.