paper scissors
Scissors specifically designed or used for cutting paper. Often contrasted with 裁ち鋏 (tailor's shears) or 糸切り鋏 (thread scissors).
I cut origami paper with paper scissors.
この紙鋏はよく切れる。
These paper scissors cut well.
Standard kanji spelling for paper scissors.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 紙 (kami, 'paper') and 鋏 (hasami, 'scissors'), with rendaku voicing of the second element.