Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    dirt under one's fingernails

  2. shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen

    Idiomatic expression

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

claw, nail, talon

Kun
つめ、つま-
On
ソウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2025 of 2500
Radical
claw
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
7223.0Four corner code
722aUnicode hex code
1-36-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2822Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3509New Nelson (John Haig)
3024New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3756Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2605Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
727Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
784Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19653Morohashi
1320Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
735Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhua3, zhao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dirt, grime, earwax

Kun
あか、はじ
On
コウ、ク
Strokes
9
Radical
earth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3b6.3The Kanji Dictionary
4216.1Four corner code
1477deroo
57a2Unicode hex code
1-25-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1076Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1008New Nelson (John Haig)
418Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2187Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5058Morohashi
1879Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gou4Pinyin reading
guKorean reading