抜爪

ばっそう

nail removal; declawing

抜刀術

ばっとうじゅつ

art of sword drawing

爪

つめ

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

爪蛙

つめがえる ツメガエル

African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

爪糞

つめくそ

dirt that gathers under nails

爪皮

つまかわ

protective cover on a clog

爪音

つまおと

clang of hoofs, sound of a koto

扁爪

ひらづめ

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)

爪白

つまじろ ツマジロ

silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)

爪冠

つめかんむり

kanji "claw" radical at top

爪繞

そうにょう

kanji "claw" radical at left

蹴爪

けづめ

fetlock (horse, etc.), spur (chicken, etc.), cockspur, dewclaw (dog, etc.)

爪ヤスリ

つめヤスリ

nail file

糸爪

いとづめ いとつめ

groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument

爪クラッチ

つめクラッチ

claw clutch

爪跡

つめあと

fingernail mark, scratch

鉤爪

かぎづめ カギづめ かぎつめ

claw, talon

夜爪

cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)

爪痕

つめあと

fingernail mark; scratch