How to say "trimming" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 手入れていれnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'trimming' as part of general care and upkeep—keeping hair, a garden, or possessions neat and in good condition. The trimming is incidental to the broader sense of looking after something.
- 剪定せんていnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe specific act of trimming or pruning trees, shrubs, and other plants by cutting away branches. Use this when the trimming itself is the main point, as in garden or orchard work.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbA loanword covering trimming of pets' fur and, by extension, cropping or trimming images and photos. Common in commercial contexts such as pet salons and photo editing.
- 化粧断ちけしょうだちnounA technical printing and bookbinding term for trimming the edges of paper or finished pages to even them out. It is seldom the word you want outside the paper trade.
- 化粧断裁けしょうだんさいnounA more formal printing-industry term, also meaning the trimming of paper edges. Like 化粧断ち, it belongs to professional printing and bookbinding contexts rather than everyday speech.
For 'trimming', choose by domain: 「手入れ」 for general care and tidying of hair, gardens, or belongings; 剪定 for pruning plants; 「トリミング」 for pets or photo cropping; 「化粧断ち」 and 化粧断裁 for trimming paper edges.
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