切羽

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
切 羽
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2 		は > ぱ
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
切刃

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

切(せっ)羽(ぱ) • (seppa) 

  1. thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
  2. (figurative) (up to) the hilt; wits' end​
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 切羽 – see the following entry.
【切きり羽は】
[noun] face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
Alternative spellings
切り端, 切端
(This term, 切羽, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References[edit]

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