たまちる

Japanese

Alternative spellings
玉散る 玉ちる

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ma̠ t͡ɕiɾɯ̟]

Phrase

たまちる • (tama chiru) ^{←たまちる (tamatiru)?}

1. Beading and flying away.
2. (literary) Referring to the glistening of a blade.
   • 1885, “抜(ばつ)刀(たう)隊(たい) (Battōtai)”, 外(と)山(やま)正(まさ)一(かず) (Toyama Masakazu) (lyrics):

     玉(たま)ちる劔(つるぎ)拔(ぬ)き連(つ)れて　死(し)ぬる覺(かく)悟(ご)で進(すす)むべし

     Tama chiru tsurugi nukitsurete Shinuru kakugo de susumu beshi

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Derived terms

• 抜(ぬ)けば玉(たま)散(ち)る氷(こおり)の刃(やいば) (nukeba tama chiru kōri no yaiba)