爪 切(つめき)りばさみ

つめきりばさみ

noun

nail scissors

1. nail scissors

Small scissors with curved, pointed blades designed for trimming fingernails and toenails, especially for babies' nails or fine trimming.

爪切(つめき)りばさみで爪(つめ)を切(き)る。

I trim my nails with nail scissors.

赤(あか)ちゃんには爪切(つめき)りばさみが安全(あんぜん)だ。

Nail scissors are safer for babies.

先(さき)の丸(まる)い爪切(つめき)りばさみを使(つか)えば、皮膚(ひふ)を傷(きず)つけにくい。

Using round-tipped nail scissors makes it harder to injure the skin.

Compound of 爪切(つめき)り (nail trimming) + はさみ (scissors).

Common collocations

爪切(つめき)りばさみで切(き)る: to cut with nail scissors
赤(あか)ちゃん用(よう)の爪切(つめき)りばさみ: nail scissors for babies
先(さき)の丸(まる)い爪切(つめき)りばさみ: round-tipped nail scissors

Similar words

爪切(つめき)り: nail clippers — the standard lever-type clipper, more common for adults
裁(た)ちばさみ: fabric scissors — larger scissors for cloth, contrasted by purpose

Related Words

Related: 爪切(つめき)り (nail clippers)

Compare: 裁(た)ちばさみ (fabric scissors)

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Added 2026.5.13 8:51 · Revised 2026.10.12 16:10

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