はさみ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はさみ – see the following entries.
H
a (pair of) scissors
pincers or claws as found on a crab, lobster, or other arthropod
a punch as used to make a hole in a piece of paper
Alternative spellings
剪刀, ,
H
chela
Alternative spelling
ハサミ
(This term, はさみ (hasami), 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)