爪 先(つまさき)

つまさき

noun

tiptoe; tips of the toes

1. tiptoe; tips of the toes; toe area

The front part of the foot, especially the tips of the toes. Also refers to the toe section of shoes or socks, and the act of standing or walking on tiptoe.

爪先(つまさき)で立(た)った。

I stood on tiptoe.

靴(くつ)の爪先(つまさき)がすり減(へ)っている。

The toes of my shoes are worn down.

赤(あか)ちゃんを起(お)こさないように爪先(つまさき)で歩(ある)いて部屋(へや)を出(で)た。

I tiptoed out of the room so as not to wake the baby.

Usage

爪先(つまさき) is used both for the physical tip of the toes and for the act of tiptoeing. The phrase 爪先(つまさき)で立(た)つ means "to stand on tiptoe" and 爪先(つまさき)で歩(ある)く means "to walk on tiptoe."

Common collocations

爪先(つまさき)で立(た)つ (to stand on tiptoe)
爪先(つまさき)で歩(ある)く (to tiptoe / walk on tiptoe)
爪先(つまさき)が冷(つめ)たい (the tips of one's toes are cold)
靴(くつ)の爪先(つまさき) (the toe of a shoe)

Forms

爪(つめ) (nail, claw) + 先(さき) (tip, point). Refers to the very end of the toes where the nails are.

Related Words

Related: 踝(くるぶし) (ankle (bone))

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Added 2026.3.12 18:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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