Leebo
at 2024-10-29 06:02:44 UTC
手 and お手 are also used
The Wikipedia article for "paw" does directly link to 肉球.
WillBridge
at 2024-10-29 06:25:25 UTC
"the image of gross stinky human feet."
Not sure if that mental image is universal. Feet are just feet.
Fredora
at 2024-10-30 22:15:30 UTC
"gross stinky human feet" in contrast to the pristine paws of animals which literally walk through dirt and excrement on a daily basis lol
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In Japanese, does a word with the explicit definition "paw" (as in an animal's paw) exist?
When I search for "paw" on Jisho the only results I am met with are 足 and 肉球. The latter has "paw" as one of the listed definitions, however when I consider the primary definition "pawpad" along with the meaning of the two kanji individually I become doubtful. 足 would only refer to a soft fluffy animal paw if its contextual use engendered such an interpretation, otherwise it calls to mind the image of gross stinky human feet.
Is there a more precise word that would refer to an animal's paw or paws as oppose to just the pawpads or feet in general? Please let me know guys.
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