Translation guide
Large scissors used for cutting hedges, grass, cloth, or metal. In Japanese, the word depends on what is being cut.
Large scissors for trimming plants, hedges, or grass.
General term for gardening shears used for trimming bushes and hedges.
植木鋏で生け垣を刈り込んだ。
I trimmed the hedge with gardening shears.
Specifically for trimming and shaping hedges or bushes; often larger and heavier.
刈り込み鋏を使って庭木を整えた。
I shaped the garden trees using hedge shears.
Grass shears for trimming lawn edges or small areas.
芝生鋏で芝の縁を刈った。
I trimmed the edges of the lawn with grass shears.
Heavy scissors used for cutting cloth, especially in sewing or tailoring.
Tailor's shears; long-bladed scissors for cutting fabric.
裁ち鋏で布を裁つ。
Cut the fabric with tailor's shears.
Dressmaking shears; similar to 裁ち鋏 but often implies Western-style clothing.
洋裁鋏は布が切りやすい。
Dressmaking shears cut fabric easily.
Shears for cutting sheet metal or wire.
Tin snips or metal shears; used for cutting thin metal sheets.
金切り鋏でトタンを切る。
Cut the galvanized iron with tin snips.
Heavy-duty scissors used in the kitchen for cutting poultry or other food.
Kitchen shears; multipurpose scissors for food preparation.
キッチン鋏で鶏肉を切る。
Cut the chicken with kitchen shears.
Cooking shears; similar to kitchen shears.
料理鋏は分解して洗える。
Cooking shears can be taken apart for washing.
The English word 'shears' implies large, heavy-duty scissors. In Japanese, the generic word 鋏 (はさみ) can mean both scissors and shears, but to be specific, use a compound word indicating the purpose (e.g., 植木鋏 for gardening shears). Using just はさみ may be ambiguous.