JLPT N2 · Noun

爪 (tsume)

爪 (つめ, tsume) is a Japanese noun meaning “nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つめ
Romaji: tsume
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof · noun
plectrum; pick · noun
hook; clasp · noun

Example sentences

私は夜には決して爪を切らない。

I never cut my nails at night.

Tatoeba #152562

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 爪

爪

claw, nail, talonソウ・つめ・つま- · 4 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1433880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.