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爪やすり (つめやすり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

爪つめやすり

also: つめヤスリ

つ

め

や

す

り

Meanings

1

noun

nail file

A small file used for shaping and smoothing fingernails or toenails.

爪つめやすりで爪つめの先さきを整ととのえる。
I shape the tips of my nails with a nail file.

Written forms

爪つめやすりUsage14%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
爪つめヤスリUsage43%
Katakana variant for やすり; often seen in product names.
つめやすりUsage43%
爪つめ鑢やすり
Rare kanji spelling using 鑢 for 'file'.
つめヤスリ

Kanji

爪claw, nail, talon
鑢file, rasp

Etymology

Compound of 爪 (つめ, 'nail') and やすり ('file').