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Kotomora

釘

nail, tack, peg

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • テイ
  • チョウ

Kun'yomi

  • くぎ

Meaning

釘 centers on a small metal fastener used to join or hang things: a nail, tack, or peg.

Most common words using 釘

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  • 釘くぎ
    N2

    nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

  • 釘付けくぎづけ

    nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)

  • 五寸釘ごすんくぎ

    long nail; spike

  • ねじ釘ねじくぎ

    screw; screw spike

  • また釘またくぎ

    staple

  • 出る釘は打たれるでるくぎはうたれる

    the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished

  • 切り釘きりくぎ

    brad; double-pointed nail

  • 合い釘あいくぎ

    double-pointed nail; dowel

  • 合せ釘あわせくぎ

    dowel; guide dowel

  • 合折れ釘あいおれくぎ

    L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp

  • 大釘おおくぎ

    spike; very large nail

  • 折れ釘おれくぎ

    bent nail; crooked nail

  • 掛け釘かけくぎ

    peg

  • 木釘きくぎ

    wooden peg

  • 犬釘いぬくぎ

    spike; dog nail

  • 目釘めくぎ

    rivet on a sword hilt

  • 竹釘たけくぎ

    bamboo nail (spike, peg, etc.)

  • 糠に釘ぬかにくぎ

    having no effect; waste of effort

  • 聖釘せいてい

    Holy Nail; relics claimed to be the nails used for Christ's crucifixion

  • 蟹目釘かにめくぎ

    large half-dome-shaped nail

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Etymology

釘 combines 金 (metal) with 丁, which likely contributes the sound and may depict a nail-like shape. The character straightforwardly represents a metal nail or tack.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is metal 金, and the right side 丁 looks like a nail with a flat head and a straight shaft. Picture a metal nail being hammered into wood.

Reading mnemonic

For テイ, imagine a metal tack being hammered into a table: the sound 'tack' cues テイ, and the metal 金 radical reinforces the nail.