洗せん濯たくばさみ

Written forms

• 洗せん濯たくばさみ

  Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the most neutral written form.

• 洗せん濯たくバサミ

  Katakana spelling for ばさみ; often seen in product names or casual writing.

• 洗せん濯たく挟ばさみ

  Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

• せんたくバサミ

Kanji

• 洗wash, inquire into, probe
• 濯laundry, wash, pour on
• 挟pinch, between

Similar words

• 洗せん濯たく

  Means 'laundry' or 'washing'; 洗濯ばさみ is a compound meaning 'laundry clip'.

• 挟はさむ

  Verb meaning 'to pinch' or 'to hold between'; ばさみ is the nominalized form used in this compound.

Etymology

Compound of 洗濯 (laundry) and ばさみ, the nominalized form of 挟む (to pinch, to hold between).