爪先

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
つま先

Etymology

爪 (tsuma, “nail”) +‎ 先 (saki, “tip”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つまさき [tsùmásákí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨma̠sa̠kʲi]

Noun

爪(つま)先(さき) • (tsumasaki) 

1. (anatomy) a toe

Synonyms

• 足(あし)指(ゆび) (ashiyubi)