Kanji

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: scissors

Kunyomi: はさみ はさ.む つるぎ

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョウカク chelicera, mouthparts of chelicerates (including arachnids)

角亜門 キョウカクアモン Chelicerata, suborder comprising arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs

ニュウキョウ (ticket) punching

Kunyomi Examples

はさみ scissors, shears, clippers, hole punch

はさみむし earwig

改札 かいさつはさみ ticket punch

剪む はさむ to clip, to snip