クリップ（クリップ、kuriッpu）
- clip

The Japanese word クリップ (kuripu) primarily refers to a "clip," a small device used to hold things together. It is borrowed from the English word "clip". It is used to describe various types of clips. ⚫︎ Paper clips are the most common usage. ⚫︎ Other types of clips include those used for holding hair (hair clips), holding clothes (clothes clips), or for electrical connections (electrical clips).

⚫︎ 書類をクリップで留める。 Translation: To clip the documents together. ⚫︎ 髪の毛をクリップで留める。 Translation: To hold the hair with a clip. ⚫︎ クリップをなくしてしまった。 Translation: I lost the clip.

クリップ is used in daily conversation and formal settings. ⚫︎ You can use it when talking about stationery, hair accessories, or other objects that function as clips. ⚫︎ The context usually makes it clear which type of クリップ is being discussed.

クリップ is written in katakana, クリップ. ⚫︎ Katakana is used for words of foreign origin. ⚫︎ There are no variations in okurigana. ⚫︎ There is no kanji for クリップ.

⚫︎ 留め金 (tomegake) - fastener, clasp, catch (general term, may not be a direct synonym in all contexts.) ⚫︎ 挟むもの (hasamumono) - something to pinch or hold (a more descriptive, less common term).

There are no direct antonyms as クリップ itself is a specific object. However, depending on the context, words related to separating or unfastening could be considered opposites. ⚫︎ 外す (hazusu) - to remove, to detach ⚫︎ ほどく (hodoku) - to untie, to loosen

レポートを提出する前に、クリップでまとめてください。 ・Translation: Please clip the report together before submitting it. ・Explanation: This sentence instructs someone to use a クリップ to hold the pages of a report together.

新しい髪のクリップを買いました。 ・Translation: I bought a new hair clip. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the purchase of a hair clip.

The word クリップ comes directly from the English word "clip".