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On'yomi
ソウ
SOU
Kun'yomi
つめ・つま-
tsume / tsuma

claw · nail · talon

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Strokes4
Frequency#2025
Radicalclaw(4)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of claw.

Symbolism

Claw, nail, talon. Represents claw.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Upholding the law

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

雪泥鴻爪

せつでいのこうそう

ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; ephemeral nature of human deeds and events

Proverbs & Idioms

爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

Boiling and drinking nail dirt

Learning from an admirable person

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