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爪つめCommon wordN4Nounsnail; claw; talon; hoof · plectrum; pick · hook; clasp
爪楊枝つまようじCommon wordN1Nounstoothpick
爪痕つめあとNounsfingernail mark; scratch · scars; traces of damage; after-effects
爪痕そうこんNounsfingernail mark; scratch
鉤爪かぎづめNounsclaw; talon
コツメカワウソこつめかわうそNounsAsian small-clawed otter
深爪ふかづめNounscutting a nail too short; cutting to the quick · deep-set nail; nail with a deep quick
つま先立ちつまさきだちNounsstanding on tiptoes; tiptoe stance
付け爪つけづめNounsartificial fingernail; fake nail
夜爪よづめNounscutting nails at night; nighttime nail-cutting taboo
小爪こづめNounslunula; half-moon of a fingernail
巻き爪まきづめNounsingrown toenail
ヒラツメガニひらつめがにNounsswimming crab (Ovalipes punctatus); sand crab
平爪ひらづめNounsflat nail; nail (fingernail or toenail)
抜爪ばっそうNounsnail removal; declawing
抜爪術ばっそうじゅつNounsdeclawing; onychectomy
有爪動物ゆうそうどうぶつNounsvelvet worm; Onychophora
ツメダニつめだにNounscheyletid mite
爪とぎつめとぎNounsclaw sharpening · scratching post; claw sharpener
爪を研ぐつめをとぐExpressionssharpen one's claws
爪やすりつめやすりNounsnail file
爪クラッチつめクラッチNounsclaw clutch
爪付きナットつめつきナットNounsT-nut; blind nut
爪の先ほどつめのさきほどExpressionsa tiny amount; a wee bit; to a slight degree
つま先上がりつまさきあがりNounsuphill path; gradually steepening slope
爪先下がりつまさきさがりNounsdownhill path
つま先立つつまさきだつVerbsstand on tiptoes
爪冠つめかんむりNounskanji 'claw' radical at top
爪切りつめきりCommon wordN1Nounsnail clippers
爪切りばさみつめきりばさみNounsnail scissors
爪半月つめはんげつNounslunula; nail moon
爪印つめいんNounsthumb print; nail impression
爪周囲炎そうしゅういえんNounsparonychia; whitlow
爪を噛む癖つめをかむくせExpressionsnail-biting habit
爪囲炎そういえんNounsparonychia; whitlow; felon
爪の垢つめのあかExpressionsdirt under one's fingernails · shred; scrap; bit; smidgen
爪の垢を煎じて飲むつめのあかをせんじてのむExpressionslearn from someone's example; take a lesson from a role model
つまはじきNounsshunning; ostracism; exclusion · flick of a finger (to show disgust or scorn)
爪弾きつまびきNounsplucking with the fingers; fingerpicking
爪で拾って箕で零すつめでひろってみでこぼすExpressionspenny wise and pound foolish