hasami

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form hasami
Original script
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning This is a cover term for both scissors and shears. The latter can also be referred to as ōbasami “big-scissors”. It also refers to scissors of lobsters.
Analyzability analyzable derived
Gloss hasam-i pinch-NR
Age Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 934
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