爪 — kanji meaning “claw”
爪
claw, nail, talon
- Meanings
- claw, nail, talon
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- つめ、つま-
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2025 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 87
- Chinese reading
- zhuǎ, zhǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 爪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爪楊枝 | つまようじ tsumayouji | toothpick |
| 爪痕 | つめあと tsumeato | fingernail mark; scratch |
| 爪痕 | そうこん soukon | fingernail mark; scratch |
| 鉤爪 | かぎづめ kagizume | claw; talon |
| 深爪 | ふかづめ fukazume | cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close |
| 爪先立ち | つまさきだち tsumasakidachi | standing on tiptoes |
| 爪弾き | つまはじき tsumahajiki | shunning; ostracism; exclusion |
| 爪弾き | つまびき tsumabiki | playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.) |
| 爪牙 | そうが souga | claws and fangs; claws and tusks |
| 生爪 | なまづめ namazume | fingernail |
| 琴爪 | ことづめ kotozume | koto plectrum |
| 爪切り | つめきり tsumekiri | nail clippers |
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