盡
ジン, サン, つ.くす, つ.きる, つ.かす, さかづき, ことごと.く, まま

exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

皿 dish/plate/bowl + an element# representing liquid dripping from a brush → ink dripping from a brush into a bowl → *use up*; *exhaust*; *run out of* (← use up the last of one's ink) → *give one's utmost*; *devote oneself to*; *be an extreme of*.

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