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The Japanese word for scissors is

はさみ - hasami



scissors

Japanese Definition


scissors
     1. 名詞. はさみ
           Those scissors are sharp. (鋏一挺でも二挺以上でも)
           That scissors is sharp. (一挺を表すが、但し一般的ではない)
           そのハサミはよく切れる。
           Scissors are used to cut the flowers.
           花を切るのにハサミを用いる。
           Use a scissors to cut them if you don't have proper shears.
           手頃な植木ばさみがないのならはさみを使って切りなさい。
     2. 動詞. (third-person singular of, scissor)



Translations for scissors and their definitions

     1. n. a (pair of) scissors
     2. n. pincers or claws as found on a crab, lobster, or other arthropod
     3. n. a punch as used to make a hole in a piece of paper
     4. n. Usage: The scissors and punch senses are also found spelled 剪刀.
     5. n. Usage: The arthropod pincers sense is also found spelled 螯 and 鉗.
     6. n. pincers, nippers, pliers, tongs, or grippers, specifically those used to hold a metal object being worked in blacksmithing
     7. n. (rare) pincers, nippers, pliers, tongs, or grippers, more specifically those used to hold a metal object being worked in blacksmithing
     8. affix. pincers, scissors, tongs
     9. affix. Usage: Only found in compounds.


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