瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Phrase

瓜(うり)に爪(つめ)あり爪(つめ)に爪(つめ)なし • (uri ni tsume ari tsume ni tsume nashi) 

1. 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”).

Synonyms

• 爪(つめ)に爪(つめ)なく瓜(うり)に爪(つめ)あり (tsume ni tsume naku uri ni tsume ari)