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留め針 (とめばり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

留とめ針ばり

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Meanings

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noun

pin; fastening pin

A pin used to hold things in place, such as a safety pin or a pin for sewing.

布ぬのを留とめ針ばりで留とめる。
I fasten the cloth with a pin.
留とめ針ばりが外はずれてしまった。
The pin came undone.

Written forms

留とめ針ばり
Standard kanji spelling for a pin used to fasten things.
留とめ針ばりUsage100%
Abbreviated spelling; less common.
止とめ針ばり
Alternate kanji spelling; 止める can also mean 'to fasten'.
止とめ針ばり
Abbreviated alternate spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

留

detain, fasten, halt

針needle, pin, staple

止stop, halt

Similar words

ピン
ピン is a more general loanword for 'pin', while 留め針 specifically refers to a pin used for fastening.
安あん全ぜんピン
安全ピン is a safety pin, a specific type of 留め針 with a clasp.

Etymology

Compound of 留め (tome, 'fastening', from 留める 'to fasten') and 針 (hari, 'needle, pin').