"爪" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (つま)), tsuma [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. The root form of tsume above, generally only used in compounds. Cognate with 端 (tsuma, “edge, side of something”) and 妻 (tsuma, “wife”, original sense of “spouse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=つま}} Old Japanese, {{m|ja|端||edge, side of something|tr=tsuma}} 端 (tsuma, “edge, side of something”), {{m|ja|妻||wife|pos=original sense of “spouse”|tr=tsuma}} 妻 (tsuma, “wife”, original sense of “spouse”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|つま}} 爪(つま) • (tsuma)
  1. (only in compounds) nail; claw Tags: in-compounds Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: 爪音 (tsumaoto) (ruby: (つま), (おと)) (english: the sound of a stringed instrument when pluck with a pick or plectrum; the sound of a horse's hoofbeat), 爪弾く (tsumabiku) (ruby: (つま), ()) (english: to pluck with one's fingernail, such as a stringed instrument), 爪折る (tsumaoru) (ruby: (つま), ()) (english: to pick or break something off with one's fingernail), 爪隠, 爪隠し (tsumakakushi) (english: hiding one's claw; a kind of zōri grass sandal, where the front end extends and folds over the tops of the toe), 爪先 (tsumasaki) (ruby: (つま), (さき)) (english: tiptoe), 摘まむ (tsumamu) (ruby: ()) (english: to pinch; to pick at; to pick something up with the tip of one's finger), 摘む (tsumu) (ruby: ()) (english: to pick something up with the tip of one's finger; to snip the tip off of something), 躓く (tsumazuku) (ruby: (つまず)) (english: to stumble), 爪楊枝 (tsuma yōji) (ruby: (つま), (よう), ()) (english: a small toothpick)
    Sense id: en-爪-ja-affix-b6InDcUP Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 34 33 Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common]
  1. nail, claw Tags: kanji Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-爪-ja-character-HV9~32ax Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 34 33 Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33

Noun

IPA: [t͡sɨᵝme̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (つめ)), tsume [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese, in turn from Proto-Japonic *tumay. The standalone form of tsuma below. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=つめ}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*tumay|sort=つめ}} Proto-Japonic *tumay Head templates: {{ja-noun|つめ}} 爪(つめ) • (tsume)
  1. nail; claw Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: 鷹の爪 (taka no tsume) (ruby: (たか), (つめ))
    Sense id: en-爪-ja-noun-b6InDcUP Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 34 33 Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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      "roman": "tsumaoru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "爪",
          "つま"
        ],
        [
          "折",
          "お"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "爪折る"
    },
    {
      "word": "爪隠"
    },
    {
      "english": "hiding one's claw; a kind of zōri grass sandal, where the front end extends and folds over the tops of the toe",
      "roman": "tsumakakushi",
      "word": "爪隠し"
    },
    {
      "english": "tiptoe",
      "roman": "tsumasaki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "爪",
          "つま"
        ],
        [
          "先",
          "さき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "爪先"
    },
    {
      "english": "to pinch; to pick at; to pick something up with the tip of one's finger",
      "roman": "tsumamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "摘",
          "つ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "摘まむ"
    },
    {
      "english": "to pick something up with the tip of one's finger; to snip the tip off of something",
      "roman": "tsumu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "摘",
          "つ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "摘む"
    },
    {
      "english": "to stumble",
      "roman": "tsumazuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "躓",
          "つまず"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "躓く"
    },
    {
      "english": "a small toothpick",
      "roman": "tsuma yōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "爪",
          "つま"
        ],
        [
          "楊",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "枝",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "爪楊枝"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "つま"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "端",
        "3": "",
        "4": "edge, side of something",
        "tr": "tsuma"
      },
      "expansion": "端 (tsuma, “edge, side of something”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "妻",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wife",
        "pos": "original sense of “spouse”",
        "tr": "tsuma"
      },
      "expansion": "妻 (tsuma, “wife”, original sense of “spouse”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. The root form of tsume above, generally only used in compounds. Cognate with 端 (tsuma, “edge, side of something”) and 妻 (tsuma, “wife”, original sense of “spouse”).",
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    {
      "form": "爪",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "爪",
          "つま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsuma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "affix",
        "2": "つま"
      },
      "expansion": "爪(つま) • (tsuma)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "affix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nail; claw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
        [
          "claw",
          "claw"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(only in compounds) nail; claw"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "爪"
}
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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "爪"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "爪",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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