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・claw
・nail
・talon
Japanese dictionary
つめ
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
Example sentence
I never cut my nails at night.
Kanji details
・claw
・nail
・talon
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つめ
plectrum;pick
つめ
hook;clasp
つめきり
nail clippers
つまようじ
toothpick
つめのあかをせんじてのむ
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example);to learn from someone's example
つめをとぐ
to sharpen one's claws
つめいん
thumb print
つめにひをともす
to lead a stingy life;to scrimp and save;to pinch pennies
つまだつ
to stand on tiptoe
つめヤスリ
nail file
つまびき
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
つめかんむり
kanji "claw" radical at top
つめとぎ
claw sharpening
つめくそ
dirt that gathers under nails
つめばけい
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
つめをかむくせ
habit of biting one's nails
そうが
claws and fangs;claws and tusks
つめクラッチ
claw clutch
つまびく
to strum;to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
つめつきナット
T-nut;blind nut
つまだち
standing on tiptoes
つめはくせん
onychomycosis;tinea unguium
つまおと
clang of hoofs;sound of a koto
そうこん
fingernail mark;scratch
つめあと
fingernail mark;scratch
つまさきだつ
to stand on tiptoes
つまぐる
to finger;to roll between the thumb and the fingers
つまじろ
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
つまさきあがり
uphill path;path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
つめきりばさみ
nail scissors
そうにょう
kanji "claw" radical at left
つめはんげつ
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail);nail moon
つまはじき
shunning;ostracism;exclusion;rejection;snub;leaving (someone) out;giving (someone) the cold shoulder
つめだに
cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
つめでひろってみでこぼす
penny wise and pound foolish
つめのさきほど
small amount;(to a) slight degree;wee bit
つめがえる
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
つまさきさがり
downhill path
つまかわ
protective cover on a clog
つめぐるま
ratchet;toothed wheel
つめのあか
dirt under one's fingernails
つまさきだち
standing on tiptoes
つめのあか
shred (of decency, etc.);scrap;bit;smidgen
つめとぎ
scratching post (for cats);claw sharpener
つめあと
scars (e.g. of war);traces (of damage);ravages;after-effects
そうが
clutches;devious design;means of causing harm;weapon
つまはじき
flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
そうが
pawn;stooge;cat's-paw
そうが
right-hand man