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爪 (つめ): fingernail or toenail — Japanese vocabulary

爪 is read つめ and means "fingernail or toenail". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

爪

Reading
つめ · tsume
Translation
fingernail or toenail
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
つめが

Example

私は夜には決して爪を切らない。

わたしはよるにはけっしてつめをきらない。

I never cut my nails at night.

Kanji in this word

  • 爪 — nail, claw

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