Kanji Details:
- 釘
- Frequency:2496
- Kun: くぎ
- On: テイ, チョウ
- Meaning: nail, tack, peg
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 釘 くぎ nail (i.e. small metal spike) 釘をさす くぎをさす to give a warning, to remind (a person) of 五寸釘 ごすんくぎ long nail, spike 合い釘 あいくぎ double-pointed nail, dowel 合釘 あいくぎ double-pointed nail, dowel 間釘 あいくぎ double-pointed nail, dowel 出る釘は打たれる でるくぎはうたれる the nail which sticks out gets hammered down (used to encourage conformity) 切り釘 きりくぎ brad, double-pointed nail 裏釘 うらくぎ nail sticking through 装釘 そうてい binding (book), format