爪切り

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爪切り (tsumekiri): two nail clippers.
Kanji in this term
爪 切
つめ
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
爪切

Etymology

Compound of 爪 (tsume, “nails, claws”) +‎ 切り (kiri, “cutting, cutter”, stem of verb 切る, kiru, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

Noun

爪(つめ)切(き)り • (tsumekiri) 

  1. a nail clipper

Descendants

  • Korean: 쓰메끼리 (sseumekkiri)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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