つま先立ち – vocab dash

つま先さき立だち

Meanings

Noun

1. standing on tiptoes

Other spellings

爪つま先さき立だち

Kanji used

Kanji in other spellings

Composed of

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

Noun

departure; setting off; start; being used up; being consumed; being burnt out; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal; leading male role; …

Noun

Examples3

聖せい者じゃは爪つま先さき立だちでガンジスを渡わたった。

The holy man tiptoed his way across the Ganges.

私わたしは爪つま先さき立だちで踊おどれる。

I can dance on my toes.

ケイトはつま先さき立だちで歩あるこうとする。

Kate tries to walk on tiptoe.