爪 | [つめ, tsume] (n) (1) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; (2) plectrum; pick; (3) hook; clasp; (P) #7,538 [Add to Longdo] |
糸道 | [いとみち, itomichi] (n) (1) groove in a Shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; (2) someone's ability to play the shamisen [Add to Longdo] |
小爪 | [こづめ, kodume] (n) half-moon (of a fingernail) [Add to Longdo] |
深爪 | [ふかづめ, fukadume] (n, vs) cut a fingernail to the quick [Add to Longdo] |
生爪 | [なまづめ, namadume] (n) fingernail [Add to Longdo] |
爪に火をともす;爪に火を点す;爪に火を灯す;つめに火をともす | [つめにひをともす, tsumenihiwotomosu] (exp, v5s) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle) [Add to Longdo] |
爪の垢 | [つめのあか, tsumenoaka] (exp) (1) dirt under one's fingernails; (2) shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen [Add to Longdo] |
爪跡;爪痕 | [つめあと, tsumeato] (n) (1) fingernail mark; scratch; (2) scar; ravages; after-effects [Add to Longdo] |
麻姑 | [まこ;まご, mako ; mago] (n) (1) Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails; (2) (See 孫の手) backscratcher [Add to Longdo] |
扁爪;平爪 | [ひらづめ, hiradume] (n) (See 鉤爪) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail) [Add to Longdo] |