ピンセット

A small gripping tool used to pick up or hold tiny objects. Used in medicine, grooming, crafts, and laboratory work.

Etymology

From Dutch "pincet" or French "pincette." Not from English — the English word "tweezers" is not commonly used in Japanese.

Common collocations

• ピンセットで挟(はさ)む: to grip with tweezers
• ピンセットで取(と)る: to pick up with tweezers
• ピンセットで眉毛(まゆげ)を整(ととの)える: to shape eyebrows with tweezers

Related words

• 毛抜(けぬ)き: hair-plucking tweezers (traditional Japanese style, often for eyebrows)
• 鉗子(かんし): forceps (medical term)