Japanese Kanji

sou

claw · nail · talon

Secondary school · 4 strokes

Readings

  • ONソウsou
  • KUNつめtsume
  • KUNつま-tsuma-

Meaning

Claw, nail, talon.

Stroke order for 爪

爪 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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