爪 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「爪」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「爪」
- On
- ソウそう · sō
- Kun
- つめ・つま-tsume · tsuma
- Meaning
- nail; claw
Stroke order
Origin
A hand turned down, pinching with its fingertips: the nail at the finger’s end.
Readings and examples
| Kunつめtsume | 爪つめ生爪なまづめ |
|---|---|
| Kunつまtsuma | 爪先つまさき爪弾くつまびく |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 爪先つまさき
tiptoe; toe tip
- 生爪なまづめ
the quick of the nail
Example
爪を短く切りそろえた。
I trimmed my nails short and even.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)