noun

  1. toothpick.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
爪楊枝 つまようじ
妻楊枝 つまようじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

claw, nail, talon
つめ つま- ソウ (11th)
willow
ヨウ やなぎ やな (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
bough, branch, twig
えだ シ え (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)