缶切り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 缶切り (かんきり) is a noun for a can opener, a tool used to open a metal can.
• Basic usage: It appears when looking for the tool or as the means of opening a can in 缶切りで.
  • 缶切りが見つからず、引き出しを全部探した。 — I searched every drawer because I could not find the can opener.
  • 祖母は古い缶切りで桃の缶を開けた。 — My grandmother opened a can of peaches with an old can opener.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tool and object
  • 缶切り is the opening tool, while 缶 is the can being opened. Use 缶切りで to mark the tool as the means.