Vocab Info

N2 Noun

(つめ)nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof

    2. Noun

      2.

      plectrum, pick

    3. Noun

      3.

      hook, clasp

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    Examples

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      (つめ)()りで(つめ)をパチンと()る。

      Clip your nails with a nail clipper. {nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp}

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      (こと)()くために指先(ゆびさき)(つめ)をはめる。

      To play the koto, nails are fitted on the fingertips. {nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp}

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      (はは):「(つめ)()びているので、(つめ)()りましょう。」

      Mom: 'Your nails have grown long, let's cut them.' {nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp}

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      ネイルをしているので(つめ)がとても(なが)く、ピアノを()(さい)邪魔(じゃま)でなりません。

      I am doing my nails so they are very long, and they do not interfere when I play the piano. {nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp}

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      (あたら)しいマニキュアを(つめ)()った。それなのに(おっと)変化(へんか)()づいてくれなかった。

      I painted my nails with a new manicure. Despite that, my husband didn't notice the change. {nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp}

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