What does kanji 爪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 爪 is claw.

How is kanji 爪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 爪 are つめ, つま-; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 爪?

The main radical for kanji 爪 is 爪.

What words use kanji 爪?

Example words that use kanji 爪 include 爪, つま先, 爪切り, 爪楊枝.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

爪

Meaning

Kanji 爪

claw

claw, nail, talon

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つめつま-
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #2025
Strokes: 4
Radical: 爪
Components: 爪
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 33 common entries

Showing 33 of 73 entries that include this kanji.

爪

つめ

hook

つま先

つまさき

toes

爪切り

つめきり

nail clippers

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

つま先で歩く

つまさきであるく

to tiptoe

爪クラッチ

つめクラッチ

claw clutch

爪だに

つめだに

cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)

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

爪とぎ

つめとぎ

claw sharpening

爪に火をともす

つめにひをともす

to lead a stingy life

爪の垢

つめのあか

dirt under one's fingernails

爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

爪を切らなければなりません。

I must cut my nails.

猫が私の腕に爪を立てた。

The cat dug its claws into my arm.

鷹は鋭い爪で獲物を捕らえる。

Hawks catch prey with sharp talons.

彼女は爪を赤く塗った。

She painted her nails red.

彼女は爪を噛む癖がある。

She has a habit of biting her nails.

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