| 2822 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 115 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1320 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2605 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 735 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19653 | Morohashi |
| 3024 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3509 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 727 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
爪
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2025 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爪牙 【ソウガ】 claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man
- 爪痕 【ソウコン】 fingernail mark, scratch
- 陥入爪 【カンニュウソウ】 ingrown nail, ingrowing nail
- 狼爪 【ロウソウ】 dewclaw
Kun reading compounds
- 爪 【つめ】 nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp
- 爪切り 【つめきり】 nail clippers
- 陥入爪 【かんにゅうそう】 ingrown nail, ingrowing nail
- 鷹の爪 【たかのつめ】 Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree), extremely spicy form of chili pepper, variety of high-quality green tea
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- uña
- garra
- zarpa
Portuguese
French
- ongle
- griffe
- serre
- plectre
| 0a4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 7223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 722a | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 噛む 【かむ】 to bite, to chew, to gnaw, to masticate, to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer, to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore), to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together, to be involved in, to convince, to persuade
- 齧る 【かじる】 to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch, to dabble in, to know a little bit about, to learn a little of, to have a smattering of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 885 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4516X | Morohashi |
| 888 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2290 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 6107.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 565b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1973 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 癖 【クセ】 habit (usu. a bad one), tendency, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
- 妄想癖 【モウソウヘキ】 (having an) overactive imagination, tendency to get lost in one's imagination
- 盗癖 【トウヘキ】 propensity to steal, thieving habits, kleptomania
Kun reading compounds
- 癖 【くせ】 habit (usu. a bad one), tendency, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
- 癖に 【くせに】 and yet, though, when, in spite of
- 悪い癖 【わるいくせ】 bad habit, bad habits
- 自傷癖 【じしょうくせ】 (practice of) self-injury, (habit of) self-harm
- 癖に 【くせに】 and yet, though, when, in spite of
- 癖になる 【くせになる】 to become a habit, to be addictive, to be moreish
Readings
- Korean:
- byeog
Spanish
- costumbre
- hábito
- debilidad
- vicio
- manía
Portuguese
- maneirismo
- hábito
- vício
- traço
- falta
- entortar
French
- manie
- mauvaise habitude
- vice
- trait (caractère)
- défaut
- frisé
| 1781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1903 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4080 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2069 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22550 | Morohashi |
| 3290 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3848 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1826 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5i13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 0014.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7656 | Unicode hex code |