Kanji List

爪

• kun: つめ, つま-
• on: ソウ
• meaning: claw, nail, talon
• words:

  Word	Reading	Meaning
  爪	つめ	nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof; plectrum, pick; hook, clasp
  爪クラッチ	つめクラッチ	claw clutch
  爪やすり	つめやすり	nail file
  カギ爪	かぎづめ, カギづめ	claw, talon
  かぎ爪	かぎづめ, カギづめ	claw, talon
  爪だに	つめだに, ツメダニ	cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)
  爪をとぐ	つめをとぐ	to sharpen one's claws
  雁爪	がんづめ, がんずめ	Japanese rake
  糸爪	へちま	sponge gourd, dishcloth gourd, loofah; sponge cucumber; (metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless
  爪で拾って箕で零す	つめでひろってみでこぼす	penny wise and pound foolish