(つめき)

つめきり
noun
nail clippers
1. nail clippers
A tool for trimming fingernails or toenails.
爪切(つめき)りで(つめ)()る。
To cut nails with nail clippers.
爪切(つめき)りが()つからない。
I can't find the nail clippers.
(あか)ちゃん(よう)爪切(つめき)りを()った。
I bought baby nail clippers.

爪切(つめき)り is a compound word from (つめ) (nail) + ()る (to cut).

WORD FORMATION:
This follows a common pattern where verb stems become nouns: ()る → ()り (cutter).

TYPES:

  • ()(つめ)(よう): for fingernails
  • (あし)(つめ)(よう): for toenails
  • (あか)ちゃん(よう): for babies (smaller, safer design)

RELATED ITEMS:

  • (つめ)やすり: nail file
  • マニキュア: manicure/nail polish
  • ペディキュア: pedicure
  • 毛抜(けぬ)き: tweezers

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (つめ)()る: to cut one's nails
  • (つめ)()びた: nails have grown
  • (つめ)(ととの)える: to trim/groom nails