平ひら爪づめ

noun

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

• 人にん間げんの爪つめは平ひら爪づめで、鉤かぎ爪づめではない。

  Human nails are flat nails, not claws.

• この動どう物ぶつは平ひら爪づめを持もっているので、木きに登のぼるのが苦にが手てだ。

  This animal has flat nails, so it is not good at climbing trees.