Illustration: At the edge of a living-room rug, a seated adult has one bare foot beside another foot inside a soft house slipper. A curious kitten braces its tiny paws against the rounded front tip of the slipper, treating it like an opponent.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

つま先さき

tsumasaki

toes, tip of a shoe

Example sentences

  1. つま先さきが凍こごえちゃう。

    My toes are freezing.

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  2. つま先さきの感覚かんかくがない。

    I can’t feel my toes.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは赤あかちゃんが目めを覚さまさないようにつま先さきで歩あるいた。

    I walked on tiptoes so as not to wake the baby.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 先

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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