乱れ刃

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
みだ
Grade: 6
は > ば
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
亂れ刃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 乱れ (midare, disorder) +‎ (ha, edge of a blade).

The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(みだ)() (midareba

  1. a curved temper line on a blade
    Synonym: 乱れ焼き刃 (midareyakiba)
    Antonym: 直刃 (suguha)
    Hypernym: 刃文 (hamon)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN