Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

木鋏 (kibasami) Japanese meaning: pruning shears | Kotomora

木き鋏ばさみ

き

ば

さ

み

Meanings

1

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

Related 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.

Built from

+

Etymology

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