nitpick in Japanese
nitpick in Japanese is 咎める, 拘る, 揚げ足を取る — nitpick means to complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
nitpick in Japanese
咎める
Pronounced: togameru
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
拘る
Pronounced: kodawaru
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
揚げ足を取る
Pronounced: ageashiotoru
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
粗探し
Pronounced: arasagashi
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
シラミを取る
(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
I nitpicked his hair.
What does "nitpick" mean?
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verb To complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
"Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums."
- verb To remove nits, the eggs of lice, from someone's hair.
- verb To take nits, or lice eggs, out of someone's hair.
- verb To clear nits, the eggs laid by lice, out of someone's hair.
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- Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
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What is "nitpick" in Japanese?
"nitpick" in Japanese is 咎める, 拘る, 揚げ足を取る. nitpick means: To complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
How do you pronounce 咎める?
"nitpick" in Japanese is 咎める, pronounced "togameru".
Are there other ways to say "nitpick" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "nitpick": 咎める, 拘る, 揚げ足を取る, 粗探し, シラミを取る.
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