爪

claw

Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingソウ

Kun readingつめ、つま-

Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

clawRtK
nail
talon

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

vulture

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 784

Compound words

雁爪がんづめ

claw hoe

糸爪へちま

sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca)

爪で拾って箕で零すつめでひろってみでこぼす

penny wise and pound foolish

爪痕つめあと

fingernail mark

爪先つまさき

toes

爪先で歩くつまさきであるく

to tiptoe

爪弾きつまはじき

shunning

Stroke Order

4 strokes