はさみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はさみ – see the following entries.
H
[noun] a (pair of) scissors
[noun] pincers or claws 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
剪刀, ,
H
[noun] chela
Alternative spelling
ハサミ
(This term, はさみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はさみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はさみ.)

Etymology 2

はさみ • (hasami) 

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