端くれ

はしくれ
piece
fag end

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はしくれ【端くれ】

¶ → 役人の端くれ

¶私も学者の～だ

I am a scholar though not a very great one.

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はしくれ【端くれ】

1 〔きれはし〕 a scrap; a fag end.

●木のはしくれ a scrap of wood.

2 〔つまらないもの〕 a fag end.

●役人のはしくれ a petty official.

●これでも画家のはしくれです. I am a painter, though a humble one. | Such as I am, I regard myself as a painter.

・てめえも医者のはしくれなら, これくらいの病気, 治せるはずだ. If you're any kind of sorry excuse for a doctor you'll be able to cure this.