How to say "brad" in Japanese

• 釘くぎJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers nails generally, including small brads; its primary sense is 'nail', so it is the natural everyday word when the brad is just a kind of nail rather than the specific fastener type.
  その板いたに釘くぎを打うってください。↗

  Drive the nail into the board.
• ブラッド
  nounA loanword referring specifically to a brad nail in carpentry and woodworking contexts. It is the precise term for the fastener itself, though it is a less common word than the general term for nail.
• 切り釘きりくぎ
  nounRefers to a brad, specifically the double-pointed type of nail. Use this when the brad's distinctive two-pointed shape matters; it is a less common, more technical word for this fastener.

Use 釘 for an ordinary nail that happens to be a brad, 「ブラッド」 for the specialized carpentry term, and 「切り釘」 for a double-pointed brad; all three are glossed as 'brad' but differ in specificity.

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• 釘くぎnail
• ブラッドbrad (nail)
• 切り釘きりくぎbrad