Japanese Word of the Day

鋏
はさみ - hasami

scissors

Definitions

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鋏

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.