釘
釘

nail, tack, peg

10 strokesFrequency 2,496Grade 9

On

テイチョウ

Kun

くぎ

Dictionary

Common Words

釘くぎクギNounFreq #9862
1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

Examples
その板に釘を打ってください。
Drive the nail into the board.
釘付けくぎづけNounFreq #10012
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)

Examples
今夜はとてもおもしろい番組があるから、テレビの前にくぎづけだろう。
I'll be glued to the TV tonight watching a really exciting program.
2

Idiomatic expression

being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

(price) pegging

釘を刺す釘をさすクギを刺すくぎをさすExpressionGodan verbFreq #10107
1

Idiomatic expression

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail

Examples
実際はそんなことあるわけないが、釘を刺すにはちょうどよさそうだ。
There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.
装丁装幀そうてい装釘装訂NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #26455
1

binding (of a book)

2

design (of a book cover)

五寸釘五寸くぎごすんくぎNounFreq #63238
1

long nail; spike

釘抜きくぎ抜きくぎぬきNounFreq #83888
1

pincers; nail puller

目釘めくぎNounFreq #85893
1

rivet on a sword hilt

糠に釘ぬかに釘ぬかにくぎNounExpressionFreq #96723
1

Idiomatic expression

having no effect; waste of effort

金釘流かなくぎりゅうNounFreq #131979
1

scrawl; scrawled writing

木釘きくぎNounFreq #139763
1

wooden peg

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