Last Updated :2025/12/24

鷹の爪

Hiragana
たかのつめ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
鷹の爪は、主に以下のような意味を持つ日本語の名詞である:1) トウガラシの一品種で、細長く赤く熟した果実が猛禽類の鷹の爪に似ていることから名づけられた香辛料用の唐辛子。2) 植物「カクレミノ」(Gamblea innovans)の別名で、日本原産の落葉高木。葉が3枚の小葉に分かれ、その形が鷹の足指と爪を思わせることに由来する。3) 鷹の実際の足の爪、またはそれを模した意匠・形状を指す表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんのやまにあるおおきなきで、はっぱがみつごのつめのようにあつまってはえるき
Chinese (Simplified)
日本原产的落叶乔木,Gamblea innovans,因叶多三出状似鹰爪而得名。 / 该树的木材。
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A rare plant, Gamblea innovans, is growing in my garden.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

我的院子里长着一种罕见的植物——鹰爪。

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Sense(1)

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)

Sense(2)

a kind of chili (Capsicum annuum) that is curved and slender, used for pickling (so called for the way the shape resembles a hawk's claw)

Sense(3)

a kind of high-quality tea (so called for the way guests may decide to stay longer to partake, as if caught by a claw)

Sense(4)

alternate name for 爪草 (tsumekusa), the Japanese pearlwort or Sagina japonica

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romanization

hiragana

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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)

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鷹の爪

私の庭には珍しい植物、鷹の爪が生えています。

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A rare plant, Gamblea innovans, is growing in my garden.

A rare plant, Gamblea innovans, is growing in my garden.

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私の庭には珍しい植物、鷹の爪が生えています。

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