| 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
On reading compounds
- 垢衣 【コウイ】 dirty clothes, grimy clothes
- 垢膩 【コウジ】 dirt and grease, filth, grime
- 恥垢 【チコウ】 smegma
- 膣垢 【チツコウ】 vaginal smear
- 垢 【ク】 klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 垢膩 【コウジ】 dirt and grease, filth, grime
- 無垢 【ムク】 pure, innocent, spotless, immaculate, unspoiled, pure, unmixed, unadulterated, long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
- 純粋無垢 【ジュンスイムク】 pure and innocent, immaculate
Kun reading compounds
- 垢 【あか】 dirt, filth, grime
- 垢 【アカ】 account (e.g. for an online service)
- 廃垢 【はいアカ】 abandoned account (on social media, etc.), unused account, old account
- 鍵垢 【かぎアカ】 private account (on social media, esp. Twitter), account that can only be viewed by approved followers
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
- crasse
- saleté
- cérumen
| 1076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5058 | Morohashi |
| 1008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4216.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57a2 | Unicode hex code |