nail; claw

Alternative spelling of 爪切り (“nail clipper”)

nail, claw

(only in compounds) nail; claw

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

Gamblea innovans, a deciduous tree native to Japan, used for its wood (possibly so called for the way the leaves grow in groups of three, similar to a hawk's claws)

the form of the 爪 radical when it appears in the crown position (⺤) as in 爰

the 爪 radical, e.g. 爬

a nailbrush

(beauty) one's natural nails