Kanji
爪
kanji character
claw
nail
talon
爪 kanji-爪 claw, nail, talon
爪
Meaning
claw nail and talon
Readings
Kun'yomi
- つめ きり nail clippers
- つめ nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
- つめ あと fingernail mark
- つま ようじ toothpick
- つま さき toes
- つま はじき shunning
On'yomi
- そう が claws and fangs
- そう にょう kanji "claw" radical at left
- きょ そう cockspur
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Component Analysis
Common Words
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爪 nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw... -
爪 切 nail clippers -
爪 ようじtoothpick -
爪 切 りnail clippers -
爪 楊 枝 toothpick -
爪 先 toes, tips of the toes, toe of a shoe... -
爪 痕 fingernail mark, scratch -
爪 あとfingernail mark, scratch, scars (e.g. of war)... -
爪 跡 fingernail mark, scratch, scars (e.g. of war)... -
爪 弾 shunning, ostracism, exclusion... -
爪 牙 claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches... -
爪 皮 protective cover on a clog -
爪 革 protective cover on a clog -
爪 印 thumb print -
爪 音 clang of hoofs, sound of a koto -
爪 鑢 nail file -
爪 哇 Java (Indonesian island), Java coffee -
爪 車 ratchet, toothed wheel -
爪 冠 kanji "claw" radical at top -
爪 繞 kanji "claw" radical at left -
爪 だにcheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae) -
爪 蜱 cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae) -
爪 白 silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) -
爪 蛙 African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) -
爪 糞 dirt that gathers under nails -
爪 とぎclaw sharpening, scratching post (for cats), claw sharpener -
雁 爪 claw hoe, coal-trimming rake -
糸 爪 groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument -
爪 弾 きplaying with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.) -
爪 はじきshunning, ostracism, exclusion...