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爪: nail

nail; claw
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Readings

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つめ・つま

爪(つめ) "nail; claw"; 爪切り(つめきり) "nail clipper"; づめ in 深爪(ふかづめ) "cutting nails too short". つま in 爪先(つまさき) "tiptoe", 爪楊枝(つまようじ) "toothpick".

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Key words

爪つめnail; claw
爪切りつめきりnail clippers
爪先つまさきtiptoe; toes
爪楊枝つまようじtoothpick
深爪ふかづめnail cut too short

Example sentences

The cat scratched the tree trunk with its claws.

My younger sister asked, 'Could you lend me the nail clippers?'

It was so cold that even my toes went numb with chill.

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