Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Of (つめ) (tsume, nail; fingernail) + ブラシ (burashi, brush), the latter element from English brush. Compare English nailbrush.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝme̞bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

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爪ブラシ: a brush for scrubbing under the fingernails

(つめ)ブラシ (tsume burashi

  1. a nailbrush