flat nail; nail (fingernail or toenail)
Refers to a flat nail, as opposed to a curved claw (鉤爪). Used for human fingernails and toenails, or for animals with flat nails.
See also: 鉤爪
Human nails are flat nails, not claws.
This animal has flat nails, so it is not good at climbing trees.
Standard kanji spelling; 平 means 'flat' and 爪 means 'nail'.
Alternate kanji form using 扁 (flat); less common than 平爪.
Compound of 平 (flat) and 爪 (nail). The reading ひらづめ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.