U-shaped scissors; shears
Traditional Japanese scissors with a U-shaped spring handle, squeezed to cut; no finger holes. Often used for thread cutting, ikebana, or crafts. Compare 和鋏 (わばさみ).
See also: 和鋏 (わばさみ)
The ikebana teacher cut the branch with U-shaped scissors.
There is a small pair of shears in the sewing box.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common when the second kanji is less familiar.
Compound of 握り (grip) + 鋏 (scissors), describing scissors operated by gripping the spring handle.