ワニ口ぐちクリップ

Written forms

• ワニ口ぐちクリップ

  Standard katakana-kanji hybrid spelling; widely used in electronics and hobby contexts.

• わに口ぐちクリップ

  Hiragana variant of the first part; less common but still seen.

• 鰐わに口ぐちクリップ

  Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

• ワニグチクリップ
  kana-only spelling

  All-katakana spelling; sometimes used in catalogs or technical documents.

Kanji

• 口mouth
• 鰐alligator, crocodile

Similar words

• クリップ

  A general clip; ワニ口クリップ specifically refers to the toothed, spring-loaded electrical connector.

• 鰐わに口ぐち

  Literally 'alligator mouth'; used in other compound words, but ワニ口クリップ is the standard term for the electrical clip.

Etymology

Compound of ワニ口 (wani-guchi, 'alligator mouth') and クリップ (kurippu, 'clip'), from the resemblance of the serrated jaws to an alligator's mouth.