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claw

📖 English Meaning

claw, talon, hook, detent, pick, nail

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
つめ そう つま
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Romaji:
tsume sou tsuma
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On'yomi:
<外>ソウ
Kun'yomi:
つめ、つま
Character Meanings
claw, nail, talon; animal feet
Radical
爪 爫
つめ・つめかんむり・つめがしら・そうにょう
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Compound Words with 爪
爪はじき つまはじき
爪上 つまあがり
爪上がり つまあがり
爪下 つまさが
爪丸 つめまる
爪付 つまず
爪体 そうたい
爪傷 つめきず
Related Words
爪半月 lunula
爪弾 shun
爪弾き shun
爪牙 pawn
Famous People with this Kanji
小説家 旭爪あかね (ひのつめあかね)
野球選手 猪爪義治 (いのつめよしはる)
ファッションデザイナー 日爪ノブキ (ひづめのぶき)

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