爪(つめ), つめ

tsume

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
  • plectrum; pick
  • hook; clasp

つま先(さき), 爪先(つまさき), つまさき

tsumasaki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • tiptoe

糸瓜(へちま), 糸(いと), 天(てん), へちま

hechima

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • sponge gourd; dishcloth gourd; loofah
  • sponge cucumber
  • (metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless

鹿(しか), しかつめらしい

shikatsumerashii

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • formal; solemn

爪楊枝(つまようじ), つまようじ

tsumayōji

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • toothpick

爪跡(つめあと), 爪痕(つめあと), つめあと

tsumeato

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • fingernail mark; scratch
  • scar; ravages; after-effects

爪弾(つまび)く, つまびく

tsumabiku

Godan verb with `ku` ending
  • to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

爪弾(つまび)き, つまはじき

tsumahajiki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • black sheep (of a family); ostracism

爪切(つめぎ)り, 爪(つめ), つめきり

tsumekiri

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • nail clippers

爪弾(つまび)き, つまびき, つめびき

tsumabiki, tsumebiki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)

深爪(ふかづめ), ふかづめ

fukazume

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • cut a fingernail to the quick

蹴爪(けづめ), 距, けづめ

kezume

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)

爪(つめ), つめでひろってみでこぼす

tsumedehirottemidekobosu

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • penny wise and pound foolish

爪先(つまさき), つまさきであるく

tsumasakidearuku

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) Godan verb with `ku` ending
  • to tiptoe

爪立(つまだ)ち, つまだち

tsumadachi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • standing on tiptoes

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