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JLPT N2 · Noun

釘 (kugi)

釘 (くぎ, kugi) is a Japanese noun meaning “nail; spike”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
くぎ
Romaji
kugi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad · noun

Example sentences

その板に釘を打ってください。
Drive the nail into the board.
Tatoeba #207174

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

Kanji in 釘

釘
nail, tack, pegテイ・チョウ・くぎ · 10 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1436840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.