爪
爪

claw, nail, talon

4 strokesFrequency 2,025Grade 8

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ソウ

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つめつま-

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爪つめNounFreq #2183
1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof

Examples
私は夜には決して爪を切らない。
I never cut my nails at night.
2

plectrum; pick

3

hook; clasp

つま先爪先つまさきNounFreq #10657
1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

Examples
爪先が浮きたっちゃうよ。
That keeps me on my toes.
爪甲そうこうNounFreq #14717
1

Anatomy

nail plate; nail bed

鉤爪カギ爪かぎ爪鈎爪かぎづめ (鉤爪／かぎ爪／鈎爪)カギづめ (カギ爪)かぎつめ (鉤爪／かぎ爪／鈎爪)NounFreq #22504
1

claw; talon

Examples
その鋭いかぎ爪を開いては閉じ、開いては閉じ始めた。
Its sharp claws began to open and close, open and close.
爪痕爪あと爪跡つめあとNounFreq #24214
1

fingernail mark; scratch

2

scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages; after-effects

しかつめらしい《鹿爪らしい》～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #40487
1

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

爪先立ちつま先立ちつまさきだちNounFreq #41788
1

standing on tiptoes

Examples
聖者は爪先立ちでガンジスを渡った。
The holy man tiptoed his way across the Ganges.
親指の爪おやゆびのつめNounExpressionFreq #43828
1

thumbnail

爪楊枝つまようじ妻楊枝NounFreq #43908
1

toothpick

つま弾く爪弾くつまびく爪引くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #49581
1

to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

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