【No. 1234】Tsume (爪 - Nail)
May 5, 2018 15:58
I always cut my tsume before I go snowboarding.
A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by changing the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
It is said that this word comes from tsuma (端), which means a corner or an edge of something.
The tsume is written as 爪 in kanji; note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
There are a lot of Japanese proverbs and idioms that use the word tsume.
I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.
A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by changing the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
It is said that this word comes from tsuma (端), which means a corner or an edge of something.
The tsume is written as 爪 in kanji; note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
There are a lot of Japanese proverbs and idioms that use the word tsume.
I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.
爪
私はスノーボードに行く前、必ず爪を切ります。
爪とは、手足の指先に生える角質が変化してできた板状の器官です。
この言葉は、端（はし）を意味する言葉、端（つま）が変化したものです。
爪という字は瓜という字と似ているので、注意して下さい。
日本語には、爪に関することわざや慣用句が多く存在します。
明日からはそれらを紹介していこうと思います。
私はスノーボードに行く前、必ず爪を切ります。
爪とは、手足の指先に生える角質が変化してできた板状の器官です。
この言葉は、端（はし）を意味する言葉、端（つま）が変化したものです。
爪という字は瓜という字と似ているので、注意して下さい。
日本語には、爪に関することわざや慣用句が多く存在します。
明日からはそれらを紹介していこうと思います。
Corrections (2)
No. 1 choppychop
- I always cut my tsume before I go snowboarding.
- I always cut my tsume (nails) before I go snowboarding.
- A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by changing the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
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A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by the matrix, which is part of the nail bed, underneath the nail, creating the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
Grammatically correct, but "changing the horny layer on the tips of fingers.." doesn't sound factually right, from my peek on Wikipedia.
- The tsume is written as 爪 in kanji; note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
- The Tsume is written as 爪 in kanji. Note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
- I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.
- I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.
Toru
Thank you so much for the correction!
I referred to the information on Japanese Wikipedia, but maybe I made a mistake in translating.
Thank you so much for the correction!
I referred to the information on Japanese Wikipedia, but maybe I made a mistake in translating.
No. 2 choppychop
- I always cut my tsume before I go snowboarding.
- I always cut my tsume (nails) before I go snowboarding.
- A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by changing the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
-
A tsume is a kind of plate-like tissue formed by the matrix, which is part of the nail bed, underneath the nail, creating the horny layer on the tips of the fingers and toes; it is called "nail" in English.
Grammatically correct, but "changing the horny layer on the tips of fingers.." doesn't sound factually right, from my peek on Wikipedia.
- The tsume is written as 爪 in kanji; note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
- The Tsume is written as 爪 in kanji. Note that this is not 瓜 (uri), which means a gourd.
- I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.
- I would like to tell you them from tomorrow.