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nail scissors; cuticle scissors
Small scissors with curved, pointed blades designed for trimming fingernails and toenails, especially for cuticles or babies' nails.
爪切りばさみで爪を切る。
I trim my nails with nail scissors.
赤ちゃんには爪切りばさみが安全だ。
Nail scissors are safer for babies.
先の丸い爪切りばさみを使えば、皮膚を傷つけにくい。
Using round-tipped nail scissors makes it harder to injure the skin.
Compound of 爪切り (nail trimming) + はさみ (scissors).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 爪切りばさみで切る: to cut with nail scissors
- 赤ちゃん用の爪切りばさみ: nail scissors for babies
- 先の丸い爪切りばさみ: round-tipped nail scissors
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 爪切り: nail clippers — the standard lever-type clipper, more common for adults
- 裁ちばさみ: fabric scissors — larger scissors for cloth, contrasted by purpose