つま先

• 読み: つまさき
• ローマ字: tsumasaki
• 漢字の分解: 先 (saki) — tip, point, ahead (つま is typically written in hiragana)
• 発音: /tsɯ.ma.sa.ki/

意味

Toes; the tips of the toes. Also the toe area of shoes or socks.

A noun referring to the front part of the foot — the toes and the area around them. Used in daily life, fashion (shoe fit), dance (つま先立ち, standing on tiptoe), and sports contexts. Can also be written as 爪先, though the mixed hiragana-kanji form つま先 is more common in modern usage.

例文

1. つま先立ちをすると棚の上に手が届く。
2. この靴はつま先が少しきつい。
3. バレリーナはつま先で美しく立つ練習をしている。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, fashion, dance, sports

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From つま (tsuma, an edge or end — also seen in 爪/つめ, nail/claw) + 先 (saki, tip/point). Literally 'the tip of the end part,' referring to the very foremost point of the foot.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal