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瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし
Hiragana
うりにつめありつめにつめなし
Phrase
Japanese Meaning
漢字の「瓜」と「爪」の字形の違いを覚えるための語呂合わせ・言い習わし。 / 似ているようで実は異なるもの、紛らわしいものを区別して説明するときのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かんじの形をおぼえるときにいうことばで、瓜と爪のちがいをたとえていう。
Chinese (Simplified)
日语的识字口诀，用来区分汉字“瓜”和“爪”的形体差异 / 说明“瓜”字含有“爪”形，而“爪”字本字不含“爪”形
Sense（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”).
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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”).
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瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし
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He pointed out people's flaws, saying 'there are claws in the melon, but none in the claw.'
He pointed out people's flaws, saying 'there are claws in the melon, but none in the claw.'
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彼は瓜に爪あり爪に爪なしと言って、人の欠点を指摘した。
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