爪

爪 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

claw, nail, talon

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸𠂆卜

爪つめ（つめ）。手足の指先の皮膚が角質化し硬くなった部分。nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
爪楊枝つまようじ歯に挟まったものを取ったり、物に刺して取ったりする先が尖らせた楊枝。toothpick
爪切りつめきりnail clippers
爪痕つめあと爪でひっかいた痕。fingernail mark, scratch, scars (e.g. of war), traces (of damage)
爪牙そうが爪と牙。君主を守る臣下。手足となる者。claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design
爪皮つまかわprotective cover on a clog
爪印つめいん親指に墨や印肉をつけて印を押すこと。またそのように押した印章。拇印。thumb print
爪音つまおとclang of hoofs, sound of a koto
爪哇ジャワJava (Indonesian island), Java coffee
爪車つめぐるまratchet, toothed wheel
爪冠つめかんむりkanji "claw" radical at top
爪繞そうにょう漢字の部首「⽖」が繞である場合の呼称。kanji "claw" radical at left
爪白ツマジロsilvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
爪蛙つめがえるAfrican clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
爪糞つめくそdirt that gathers under nails
爪痕そうこん爪でひっかいた痕。fingernail mark, scratch
爪甲そうこうnail plate, nail bed
爪弾きつまはじきshunning, ostracism, exclusion, rejection
爪立ちつまだちstanding on tiptoes
爪立つつまだつto stand on tiptoe

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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