also: トウ · トー
General term for a toe; used in everyday contexts as well as in sports and dance.
バレエの練習でトゥを痛めた。
I hurt my toe during ballet practice.
Golf-specific term for the toe of a clubhead.
クラブのトゥに当たると、ボールは右に飛ぶ。
If you hit the ball with the toe of the club, it will fly to the right.
The ballerina danced standing on her toes.
He mishit the ball off the toe of the club, and it flew to the right.
In golf, ヒール refers to the part of the clubhead nearest the shaft, the opposite of トゥ, which is the tip farthest from the shaft.
塔 (とう, meaning tower) shares a similar sound with トゥ but refers to a completely unrelated structure, not a toe.
hammer toe
Most common katakana spelling for the English loanword 'toe'.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than トゥ.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than トゥ.
Loanword from English 'toe'.