| Kanji | 爪 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ソウ |
| Kunyomi | つめ、つま- |
| English | claw, nail, talon |
| Examples | 爪(つめ): (1) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof (2) plectrum; pick (3) hook; clasp |
| JLPT Level | 0 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 2025 |
| Components | 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4) |
| Number of Strokes | 4 |
| Kanji Radical | 爪 |
| Radical Number | 87 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | つめ・つめがしら・つめかんむり・そうにょう・のつ |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | claw |
| Koohii Story 1 | A pictograph of Wolverine´s adamantium claws. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Pictograph, see book. * I prefer the primitive meaning of an eagle rather than vulture. Somehow vulture makes me think more about meat and dead corpses than claws. An eagle however immediately brings to my mind the image of an eagle plunging into a stream catching fish in his claws, or that of the great eagles rescuing Bilbo and his party in Jrr Tolkien´s novel “Bilbo the Hobbit”. |
Tags: jlpt.n0, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500, kanji_nature_animal_parts.of.body, kanji_body_arm.leg
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