Kanji
爪
N1
4 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2025
claw, nail, talon
On'yomi (音読み)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つめ、 つま-
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
爪甲
そうこう
nail plate; nail bed
爪蓮華
ツメレンゲ
rock pine (Orostachys japonica)
糸爪
いとづめ
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
陥入爪
かんにゅうそう
ingrown nail; ingrowing nail
爪白
ツマジロ
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
爪
つめ
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw
爪楊枝
つまようじ
toothpick
爪切り
つめきり
nail clippers
巻き爪
まきづめ
ingrown toenail
爪の先ほど
つめのさきほど
small amount; (to a) slight degree
爪白癬
つめはくせん
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
爪とぎ
つめとぎ
claw sharpening
付け爪
つけづめ
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
爪糞
つめくそ
dirt that gathers under nails
爪羽鶏
つめばけい
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Example sentences
猫（ねこ）はつめを引っ込（ひっこ）めた。
The cat retracted its claws.
猫（ねこ）が私（わたし）の手（て）につめを立（た）てた。
The cat dug its claws into my hand.