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爪

爪 — claw, nail, talon

On
ソウ
Kun
つめ, つま-
Strokes
4
School grade
8

Common words with 爪

  • 爪つめnail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoofCommon

    私は夜には決して爪を切らない。
    I never cut my nails at night.

  • 爪楊枝つまようじtoothpickCommon
  • 爪切りつめきりnail clippersCommon
  • 爪車つめぐるまratchet; toothed wheelRare
  • 付け爪つけづめartificial fingernail; fake fingernailRare
  • 爪の垢つめのあかdirt under one's fingernailsRare
  • 爪糞つめくそdirt that gathers under nailsRare
  • 爪切りばさみつめきりばさみnail scissorsRare
  • 狼爪ろうそうdewclawRare
  • 有爪動物ゆうそうどうぶつvelvet worm (Onychophora)Rare
  • 巻き爪まきづめingrown toenailRare
  • 糸爪いとづめgroove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string o…Rare
  • 鹿爪らしいしかつめらしいformal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; graveRare
  • 鷹の爪たかのつめGamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)Rare
  • 爪羽鶏つめばけいhoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)Rare
  • 親指の爪おやゆびのつめthumbnailRare
  • 爪冠つめかんむりkanji "claw" radical at topRare
  • 平爪蟹ひらつめがにswimming crab (Ovalipes punctatus); sand crabRare
  • 能ある鷹は爪を隠すのうあるたかはつめをかくすa wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the pe…Rare
  • 爪を噛む癖つめをかむくせhabit of biting one's nailsRare

With the JLPT kanji plus 爪, you can read 54 words that use 爪.

  • 爪 つめ nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
  • 爪楊枝 つまようじ toothpick
  • 爪切り つめきり nail clippers
  • 爪車 つめぐるま ratchet; toothed wheel
  • 付け爪 つけづめ artificial fingernail; fake fingernail

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