缶 切(かんき)り

かんきり

noun

can opener

tool

1. can opener

A tool used to open metal cans. Also called 缶開(かんあ)け (kanake).

缶切(かんき)りで缶詰(かんづめ)を開(あ)けた。

I opened the canned food with a can opener.

最近(さいきん)の缶詰(かんづめ)は缶切(かんき)りが要(い)らないものが多(おお)い。

Many canned foods nowadays don't require a can opener.

Pull-tab cans have become common.

キャンプに缶切(かんき)りを持(も)っていくのを忘(わす)れた。

I forgot to bring a can opener camping.

Literally 'can-cutter': 缶(かん) (can) + 切(き)り, from 切(き)る (to cut). Most supermarket cans now open with a pull tab (プルタブ), so a 缶切(かんき)り is something you notice mainly when you need one and do not have it — camping, imported goods, large catering tins.

Common collocations

缶切(かんき)りで開(あ)ける (to open with a can opener)
缶切(かんき)りが要(い)る (to need a can opener)

Similar words

栓(せん)抜(ぬ)き - bottle opener; the two are often combined in one tool
缶詰(かんづめ) - canned food, what a 缶切(かんき)り is for

Related Words

Related: 栓(せん)抜(ぬ)き (bottle opener)

Related: 缶詰(かんづめ) (canned food)

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Added 2026.1.18 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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