尻に火がつく
shirinihigatsuku
to be pressed (by urgent business), to be under great pressure (to act), to be under the gun
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  1. shirinihigatsuku to be pressed (by urgent business), to be under great pressure (to act), to be under the gun
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Kanji Breakdown
Buttocks, Hips, Butt, Rear
On: こう Kun: しり
5 strokes
Fire
On: か Kun: ひ,-び,ほ-
4 strokes N5
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
尻に火がつく (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく尻に火がつくことがあります。
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