expression, Godan verb

  1. to wipe one's arse. Colloquialism.
  2. to clean up the mess (after something going wrong), to carry the can. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
ケツを拭く ケツをふく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wipe, mop, swab
ふ.く ぬぐ.う ショク (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
style, ceremony, rite
シキ のり (3rd, N3)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)