爪先

爪先

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爪	先
つま Grade: S	さき Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• つま先

Etymology

爪 (tsuma, “nail”) +‎ 先 (saki, “tip”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) つまさき [tsùmásákí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝma̠sa̠kʲi]

Noun

爪先 (hiragana つまさき, rōmaji tsumasaki)

1. (anatomy) a toe

Synonyms

• 足 (あし)指 (ゆび) (ashiyubi)