Kanji Details:
- 爪
- Frequency:2025
- Kun: つめ, つま-
- On: ソウ
- Meaning: claw, nail, talon
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 爪 つめ nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof; plectrum, pick; hook, clasp 爪クラッチ つめクラッチ claw clutch 爪やすり つめやすり nail file カギ爪 かぎづめ, カギづめ claw, talon かぎ爪 かぎづめ, カギづめ claw, talon 爪だに つめだに, ツメダニ cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae) 爪をとぐ つめをとぐ to sharpen one's claws 雁爪 がんづめ, がんずめ Japanese rake 糸爪 へちま sponge gourd, dishcloth gourd, loofah; sponge cucumber; (metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless 爪で拾って箕で零す つめでひろってみでこぼす penny wise and pound foolish