はさみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

【鋏】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, 螯, 鉗

【螯】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]