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A1 Noun

(はさみ)pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      pincers (of a crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    螯 【はさみ】

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    Examples

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      カニやエビには(はさみ)があります。

      Crabs and shrimps have pincers. {pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps}

      • N1

      カニの(はさみ)部分(ぶぶん)()(はさ)まれました。

      My hand was caught in the pincers of a crab. {pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps}

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      エビが(はさみ)使(つか)って縄張(なわば)(あらそ)いをしています。

      The shrimp is using its pincers to fight over territory. {pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps}

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      サソリの(はさみ)(あし)(はさ)まれた(とき)()危険(きけん)(かん)じました。

      When my leg was caught in the scorpion's pincer, I felt in danger. {pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps}

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      (えさ)などを(はさ)むことができるカニやエビの(つめ)部分(ぶぶん)(はさみ)()うそうだ。

      It seems that the part of the crab and shrimp's claws that can hold things such as food is called pincers. {pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.), claws, forceps}

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