瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うり
Jinmeiyō
つめ
Grade: S
つめ
Grade: S
つめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾʲi ɲ̟i t͡sɨᵝme̞ a̠ɾʲi t͡sɨᵝme̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨᵝme̞ na̠ɕi]

Phrase[edit]

(うり)(つめ)あり(つめ)(つめ)なし (uri ni tsume ari tsume ni tsume nashi

  1. There is a claw in (melon) but no claw in (claw): A phrase explaining the difference between the characters (melon) and (claw).

Synonyms[edit]