はさみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はさみ – see the following entry.

【鋏】H [noun] a (pair of) scissors [noun] 螯, ハサミ: (zootomy) pincers, claws, or chela as found on a crab, lobster, or other arthropod [noun] a punch as used to make a hole in a piece of paper Alternative spellings ハサミ, 剪刀, 螯, 鉗

(This term, はさみ (hasami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as はさみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はさみ.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
挟み 剪み 鋏み 箝み 夾み 挿み

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠sa̠mʲi]
• (Tokyo) はさみ [hàsámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])

Verb

はさみ • (hasami) 

1. stem or continuative form of はさむ (hasamu) [godan]