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つめ
Meanings
Noun
1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
まあ、まだ
爪
つめ
も
伸
の
ばしてないじゃないの。
Well, you haven't even grown your nails out yet.
2. plectrum; pick
爪
つめ
をはめてから
琴
こと
を
弾
ひ
きます。
I put on my picks before playing the koto.
3. hook; clasp
Alt. forms
爪
つめ
94%
つめ
5%
Pitch accent
つ
め
Top 17700
Used in: 1015
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
しか
つめ
らし
い
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
つめ
あと
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
つめ
をと
ぐ
to sharpen one's claws
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Examples (18 in total)
つめ
を
切
き
らなきゃな。
I need to cut my nails.
つめ
が
割
わ
れそう。
My nail looks like it's about to split.
トムが
つめ
を
噛
か
んでるよ。
Tom is biting his nails.
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