claw

つめ

Stroke Count4
Kangxi Number#87

About this radical

A claw or hand reaching down. Top form 爫 is in 受 (receive) and 採 (pick/gather).

Variant forms

This radical changes shape depending on its position in a kanji.

Example kanji

Common kanji that use the radical 爪.

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accept, answer (phone), catch, get, receive, take, undergo ジュ -う.け う.かる う.ける

受肉(じゅにく)— (Christ's) incarnation

受肉の意味を調べました。

I looked up the meaning of "(Christ's) incarnation".

Pick, Take, Fetch, Take Up さい とる

採れる(とれる)— to be collected (of clams, etc.)

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