claw, nail, talon
JLPT N3
Usage Frequency
RARE
2025/2500

Pronunciation

Onyomi (音読み)
ソウ
Kunyomi (訓読み)
つめ つま-

Stroke Order

Strokes: 4

Word Examples

Japanese Reading English
つめ
tsume
nail
爪切り
つめきり
tsumikiri
nail clipper
爪痕
つめあと
tsumeato
scratch mark
爪楊枝
つまようじ
tumayouji
toothpick
爪先
つまさき
tsumasaki
toe tip
爪研ぎ
つめとぎ
tsumetogi
nail sharpening
爪剥ぎ
つめはぎ
tsumehagi
nail ripping
引っ掻く
ひっかく
hikkaku
to scratch
爪音
つめおと
tsumeoto
nail sound
爪髪
つめかみ
tsumekami
nail and hair

Example Sentences

爪を切る
つめをきる
tsume o kiru
I cut my nails.
爪切りを使います
つめきりをつかいます
tsumikiri o tsukaimasu
I use a nail clipper.