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釘抜き (くぎぬき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

釘くぎ抜ぬき

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Meanings

1

pincers; nail puller

A tool for pulling out nails. Often used in carpentry and DIY contexts.

古ふるい板いたから釘くぎを抜ぬくために釘くぎ抜ぬきを使つかった。

Kanji

釘nail, tack, peg
抜slip out, extract, pull out

Related words

バール
A crowbar or pry bar, often used for similar tasks but larger and more versatile than a dedicated nail puller.

Built from

I used a nail puller to remove nails from the old board.

くぎ

Written forms

釘くぎ抜ぬきUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling.
くぎぬきUsage13%
くぎ抜ぬき
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also common.

Etymology

Compound of 釘 (kugi, 'nail') and 抜き (nuki, 'pulling out', from 抜く).