blade, sword, edge

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ジンニン

Kun

やいばき.る

Nanori

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

blade

Constituents

drop
dagger
sword

Mnemonic Stories

The blade of the sword tends to end up covered in drops of blood.

Dictionary

Common Words

NounFreq #3237
1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade

Examples
私のナイフのは、とても鋭い。
My knife has such a fine edge.
2

prong (of an electrical plug)

いばNounFreq #4205
1

blade; sword

Examples
彼女はいつも人に対してやいばをといでいます。
She always has some axe to grind.
2

forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades

3

sharpness

4

Rare term

unhulled rice

刃物ものNounFreq #5573
1

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

Examples
そのように刃物を振り回すことは危険だ。
It is dangerous to wield an edged tool in such a way.
がね ()刃金NounFreq #8343
1

steel

Examples
彼はを鍛えて刀を作った。
He forged the steel into a sword.
2

sword steel; sword

刃先さきNounFreq #20880
1

edge of blade

白刃くじんらはNounFreq #21669
1

drawn sword; naked sword

歯向かう歯向う刃向かうむかIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #22237
1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

Examples
ウサギでさえ、いじめられて片隅に追いつめられると、刃向かってくるだろう。
Even a rabbit, if badgered into a corner, will fight back.
付け焼刃付け焼き刃けやきばNounFreq #32987
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation; stopgap (measure); superficial (polish, knowledge)

2

Orig. meaning

blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

刃こぼれ刃毀れぼれNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #33850
1

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

刃渡りたりNounFreq #34271
1

length of a blade

2

walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

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