爪切り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 爪切り, read つめきり, combines nail 爪 with cutting 切り as the name of a tool.
• Basic usage: It denotes the small tool used to trim nails, as in 爪切りを取り出す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • 爪を切る names the action of trimming nails, while 爪切り names the tool.