釘(くぎ)

くぎ
noun
nail
1. nail (metal fastener)
A pointed metal pin with a flat head, hammered into wood or other materials to hold things together.
壁(かべ)に釘(くぎ)を打(う)つ。
Hammer a nail into the wall.
釘(くぎ)を抜(ぬ)くのを手伝(てつだ)ってくれない？
Could you help me pull out this nail?
彼女(かのじょ)は息子(むすこ)に、遅(おそ)く帰(かえ)らないようにと釘(くぎ)を刺(さ)した。
She warned her son not to come home late.
[Note: 釘(くぎ)を刺(さ)す is an idiom meaning 'to warn, to caution']
古(ふる)い板(いた)から釘(くぎ)が飛(と)び出(だ)していて危(あぶ)ない。
There are nails sticking out of the old board, which is dangerous.
棚(たな)を作(つく)るために金槌(かなづち)で釘(くぎ)を何本(なんぼん)も打(う)ったので、手(て)が痛(いた)くなった。
My hand started hurting because I hammered in so many nails to build the shelf.

釘(くぎ) refers to metal nails used in construction and woodworking.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 釘(くぎ)を打(う)つ (to hammer a nail)
  • 釘(くぎ)を抜(ぬ)く (to pull out a nail)
  • 釘(くぎ)を刺(さ)す (to give a warning, to caution) [idiom]
  • 釘付(くぎづ)けになる (to be riveted, transfixed)

COUNTER: 本(ほん)

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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.3.2 11:28
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