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The kanji 爪: meaning, readings and stroke order
爪
- Meaning
- nail, claw
- On reading
- —
- Kun reading
- つめ tsume、つま* tsuma
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 爪 claw
- Level
- Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- móng tay, móng vuốt (trảo)
- Japanese
- つめ。
- Korean
- 손톱, 발톱 (조)
- Chinese
- 指甲、爪子
Readings, words and example sentences
つめ tsume · kun reading
爪
nail, claw
のびた 爪を 切ります。
I cut my long nails.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 爪 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 爪 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 10 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.