Word details

爪先立ち

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 爪先立ち.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

claw, nail, talon

4 strokesFrequency 2,025Grade 8

On

ソウ

Kun

つめつま-

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

6 strokesFrequency 173JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

さきま.ず

Nanori

ぽん

stand up, rise, set up, erect

5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1

On

リツリュウリットル

Kun

た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる

Nanori

たちたったつだてつい

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