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    3. 釘

    釘

    釘くぎ

    nail

    N2KMT10News #36+1CoreNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab10 strokes

    くぎクギ

    Noun

    1.
    nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    壁かべに釘くぎを打うって絵えを飾かざった。

    I hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture.

    KMT8Home & HousingArt & Design
    木もく材ざいを固こ定ていするために、長ながい釘くぎを使つかった。

    I used long nails to secure the wood.

    KMT10Home & Housing
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは、私わたしの心こころに釘くぎを刺さすように響ひびいた。

    His words resonated as if driving a nail into my heart.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    古ふるいい家えなので、あちこちから釘くぎが飛とび出だしている。

    Since it's an old house, nails are sticking out here and there.

    KMT10Home & Housing
    パチンコ台だいの釘くぎの調ちょう整せいは、店みせの腕うでの見みせ所どころだ。

    Adjusting the pins on a pachinko machine is where the shop shows its skill.

    KMT10Games

    Kanji that make up this word

    釘
    くぎ…(2)
    nail・tack・peg
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