爪
nail; claw; talon
4 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2025.
Readings
- つめ (kun reading): 爪 (つめ) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); 爪切り (つめきり) nail clippers
- つま (kun reading): 爪楊枝 (つまようじ) toothpick; 爪立ち (つまだち) standing on tiptoes
- ソウ (on reading): 爪牙 (そうが) claws and fangs; 爪甲 (そうこう) nail plate
Components
Kanji containing 爪
Words using 爪
- 爪 (つめ) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
- 爪切り (つめきり) nail clippers
- 深爪 (ふかづめ) cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick
- 鷹の爪 (たかのつめ) Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)
- 鉤爪 (かぎづめ) claw
- 爪楊枝 (つまようじ) toothpick
- 爪立ち (つまだち) standing on tiptoes
- 爪立つ (つまだつ) to stand on tiptoe
- 爪繰る (つまぐる) to finger
- 爪皮 (つまかわ) protective cover on a clog
- 爪牙 (そうが) claws and fangs
- 爪甲 (そうこう) nail plate
- 距爪 (きょそう) cockspur
- 有爪動物 (ゆうそうどうぶつ) velvet worm (Onychophora)
- 爪繞 (そうにょう) kanji "claw" radical at left
63 words in all.