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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsSecondary school · 中学4 strokesRadical 爪

爪 · claw, nail

爪 is a kanji meaning claw, nail, talon. It has 4 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ソウsō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • つめtsume
  • つま-tsuma-

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Words that use 爪 · 1 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 爪
WordReadingMeaningLevel
爪つめfingernail or toenailN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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4 strokes
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