Word Meaning 爪切り

つめきり tsumekiri

爪切り is read as つめきり (tsumekiri) and means nail clippers.

Meaning

English

  1. nail clippers

Reading

Kana

つめきり

Romaji

tsumekiri

Writing Variants

  • 爪切 つめきり tsumekiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 18067 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

爪切り鋏

つめきりばさみ

nail scissors

つめ

hook

爪先

つまさき

toes

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

指切り

ゆびきり

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise)

打ち切り

うちきり

end of play (in go)

飛び切り

とびきり

jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

首切り

くびきり

small samurai sword used for decapitation

寄り切り

よりきり

driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt

押し切り

おしきり

pressing and cutting

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

締め切り

しめきり

closing (a door, window, etc.)

Example Sentences

3

I can't find my fingernail clippers.

Eh, do you know where the nail clippers that were here before are?

Why are there twenty nail clippers in this house? Maybe they use a different nail clipper for each finger and toe? Is that the custom in this house?