Keyword
claw
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig784
Readings
つめ
(76%)
つま
(14%)
づめ
(8%)
そう
(1%)
Used in kanji (5 in total)
step
stamp
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Used in vocabulary (109 in total)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
claw; talon
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
claw; talon
standing on tiptoes
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
nail clippers
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to sharpen one's claws
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
to stand on tiptoe
claw; talon
to stand on tiptoes
claw; talon
spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar; fetlock
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
clang of hoofs; sound of a koto
standing on tiptoes
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
koto plectrum
to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers
to sharpen one's claws
habit of biting one's nails
thumb print
ingrown toenail
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
protective cover on a clog
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
fingernail mark; scratch
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)
nail removal; declawing
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
protective cover on a clog
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
nail plate; nail bed
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
lunula; half-moon (of a fingernail)
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
ratchet; toothed wheel
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
paronychia; whitlow; felon; agnail
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
nail clippers
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
swimming crab (Ovalipes punctatus); sand crab
claw hoe; coal-trimming rake
to squander what has been saved up laboriously; to blow one's hard-earned fortune; (lit.) to spill through a winnowing basket what one has collected with their fingernails
velvet worm (Onychophora)
kanji "claw" radical at top
kanji "claw" radical at left
ingrown nail; ingrowing nail
dirt that gathers under nails
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
declawing; onychectomy
paronychia; whitlow; felon; agnail
ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; dust in the wind
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
rock pine (Orostachys japonica)
rock pine (Orostachys japonica)
Examples (31 in total)
Well, you haven't even grown your nails out yet.
Cats' claws are very sharp.
It had large fangs and claws.