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缶切り (かんきり, kankiri) Japanese meaning: can opener | Kotomora

缶かん切きり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

can opener

A tool for opening cans. Common household item.

缶かん切きりで缶かん詰づめを開あけてください。
Please open the can with a can opener.

Kanji

缶tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Don't confuse with

栓せん抜ぬきN1
缶切り is a can opener for tin cans, while 栓抜き is used for prying off bottle caps or corks, not cans.

Built from

缶かん

Written forms

缶かん切きりUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling.
缶かん切きりUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 缶 (kan, 'can') and 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る kiru).