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爪

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1650 / 2,608

Claw

On’yomi
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Kun’yomi
つめ
Radical
爪 Claw (Kangxi 87)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 慰 (Consolation), less common than 辰 (Sign of the dragon).

The character looks like a hand reaching down with sharp, curved fingers -- the hooked tips of those dangling digits are unmistakably a claw.

In words

爪 つめ fingernail or toenail,claw,talon,hoofN2

爪 is rank 1650 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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