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留め釘 (とめくぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

留とめ釘くぎ

Meanings

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noun

stop peg; toggle; tack

A small nail or peg used to fasten or stop something, such as a toggle or a tack. Common in woodworking and crafts.

棚たなを固こ定ていするために留とめ釘くぎを打うった。
I drove in a stop peg to secure the shelf.
この留とめ釘くぎは引ひき出だしのストッパーになっている。
This tack acts as a stopper for the drawer.

Written forms

留とめ釘くぎ
Standard kanji spelling using 留める (to fasten) and 釘 (nail).
止とめ釘くぎ
Alternate spelling using 止める (to stop); less common but still used.
留とめくぎ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; may be easier for learners.
止とめくぎ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling with 止め; rarely seen.

Kanji

止stop, halt
留

detain, fasten, halt

釘nail, tack, peg

Similar words

釘くぎ
釘 is a general nail; 留め釘 specifically refers to a nail or peg used for fastening or stopping.
ピン
ピン is a loanword for pin, often used in similar contexts, but 留め釘 is a more traditional Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 留め (tome, 'stopping' or 'fastening', from verb 留める) and 釘 (kugi, 'nail').