缶切(かんき)り

かんきり
noun
can opener
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.

FORMATION:
缶(かん) (can) + 切(き)り (from 切(き)る, to cut)

Literally 'can-cutter.'

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

RELATED WORDS:

  • 缶詰(かんづめ) - canned food
  • プルタブ - pull tab
  • 栓(せん)抜(ぬ)き - bottle opener

MODERN USAGE:
Traditional can openers are less common now as many cans have pull tabs (開(あ)け口(くち)), but 缶切(かんき)り is still used for certain types of cans.

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 2026.1.24 23:24
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