► 成句
匙 [(1)さじ] [匙を投げる] meaning: give up rank: 4
☆ 彼はどんなに教えても分からない生徒に匙を投げた ⇨ He gave up on a student who wouldn’t learn no matter how he teached (☛ Originally came from “a doctor throwing his medicine mixing spoon and giving up on a patient”)
► 名詞
匙 [(1)さじ] meaning: spoon rank: 2
☆ 塩大匙一杯 (おおさじ) ⇨ One tablespoon of salt
☆ 小匙一杯の塩 (こさじ) ⇨ A small spoonful of salt
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