爪切り

Japanese

爪切り (tsumekiri): two nail clippers.

Kanji in this term
爪	切
つめ Grade: S	き Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
爪切

Etymology

Compound of 爪 (tsume, “nails, claws”) +‎ 切り (kiri, “cutting, cutter”, stem of verb 切る, kiru, “to cut”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つめきり [tsùmékíꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3][4]
(Tokyo) つめきり [tsùmékírí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
(Tokyo) つめきり [tsùmékíríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[3][4]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝme̞kʲiɾʲi]

Noun

爪(つめ)切(き)り • (tsumekiri)

a nail clipper

Descendants

Korean: 쓰메끼리 (sseumekkiri)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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