Illustration: In the repair corner of a Japanese apartment's utility balcony, an adult uses combination pliers to straighten a bent wire hook from a hanging plant basket. The hand closes the two handles while the short serrated jaws grip the stubborn bend just beyond the central hinge.

ペンチ

penchi

pliers

Example sentences

車くるまにペンチがあるよ。
I’ve got pliers in my car.
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ペンチは道具箱どうぐばこに入いれといて。
Put the pliers in the tool box.
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ペンチを道具箱どうぐばこに納おさめといて。
Put the pliers in the tool box.
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