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    3. 爪の垢

    爪の垢

    爪つめの​垢あか

    dirt under one's fingernails

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    つめのあか

    Noun

    1.
    dirt under one's fingernails
    2.
    shred (of decency, etc.), scrap, bit, smidgen
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    爪
    つめ・つま-…(1)
    claw・nail・talon
    Kanji
    垢
    あか・はじ…(2)
    dirt・grime・earwax
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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