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木鋏 (きばさみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

木き鋏ばさみ

き

ば

さ

み

Meanings

1

noun

pruning shears

Gardening tool used for trimming branches and plants.

庭にわ師しは木き鋏ばさみで枝えだを切きり落おとした。
The gardener cut off the branch with pruning shears.

Kanji

木tree, wood
鋏scissors

Similar words

剪せん定てい鋏ばさみ
剪定鋏 is a more specific term for pruning shears, while 木鋏 is a broader, less technical word.

Etymology

Compound of 木 (ki, 'tree') and 鋏 (hasami, 'scissors'). The reading きばさみ is a standard rendaku form.