Keyword
claw
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 2
Heisig784
Readings
つめ
(78%)
つま
(13%)
づめ
(6%)
そう
(1%)
Used in kanji (5 in total)
step
stamp
???
???
Used in vocabulary (93 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
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
nail clippers
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to sharpen one's claws
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
to stand on tiptoe
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
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
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to stand on tiptoes
claw; talon
fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
clang of hoofs; sound of a koto
koto plectrum
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)
thumb print
to sharpen one's claws
habit of biting one's nails
protective cover on a clog
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
ingrown toenail
to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)
fingernail mark; scratch
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
protective cover on a clog
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
half-moon (of a fingernail)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
ratchet; toothed wheel
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
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
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
claw; talon
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
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)
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)
nail removal; declawing
claw hoe; coal-trimming rake
velvet worm (Onychophora)
kanji "claw" radical at top
kanji "claw" radical at left
ingrown nail; ingrowing nail
dirt that gathers under nails
declawing; onychectomy
cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Examples (14 in total)
The cat is hiding its claws.
I need to cut my nails.
Cut your nails.