JLPT N3 · Body parts

爪

つめ

nail; claw

Stroke order of 爪

爪 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The picture of claws gripping downward is a nail.

Parts: 爪 claw (pictograph)

Example sentence

爪を切りました。

つめをきりました。

I cut my nails.

More words: Body parts

額forehead 頬cheek 唇lips 舌tongue 肩shoulder 肘elbow 膝knee 腰lower back; hips 眉eyebrow 尻buttocks 足首ankle 手首wrist

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