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爪冠 (つめかんむり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

爪つめ冠かんむり

Meanings

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noun

kanji 'claw' radical at top

Refers to the kanji radical ⺤ (つめ) when it appears at the top of a character, as in 爵 or 采. Used in kanji dictionaries and character analysis.

「爵しゃく」の上うえの部ぶ分ぶんは爪つめ冠かんむりと呼よばれる。
The top part of the kanji 爵 is called 爪冠 (つめかんむり).

Kanji

爪claw, nail, talon
冠crown, best, peerless

Similar words

爪つめ
爪 is the general word for 'claw' or 'nail', while 爪冠 specifically names the radical when it appears at the top of a kanji.
冠かんむり
冠 means 'crown' or 'top', and is used in many radical names to indicate the radical's position at the top of a character.

Etymology

Compound of 爪 (つめ, 'claw') and 冠 (かんむり, 'crown'), referring to the claw-shaped radical when it appears at the top of a kanji.