Word Meaning 爪の垢

つめのあか tsume no aka

爪の垢 is read as つめのあか (tsume no aka) and means dirt under one's fingernails.

Meaning

English

  1. dirt under one's fingernails
  2. shred (of decency, etc.)
  3. scrap
  4. bit
  5. smidgen

Reading

Kana

つめのあか

Romaji

tsume no aka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

つめ

hook

爪先

つまさき

toes

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

爪切り

つめきり

nail clippers

あか

account (e.g. for an online service)

無垢

むく

long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

歯垢

しこう

(dental) plaque