鞘
鞘

sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)

16 strokesGrade 9

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ショウソウ

Kun

さや

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Common Words

鞘さやサヤNounFreq #8251
1

scabbard; sheath

Examples
凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。
A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; sleeve

3

Word usually written using kana alone; Business

margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission

4

enclosure; outer fence

鞘を払うさやをはらうExpressionGodan verbFreq #68453
1

to draw a sword

腱鞘炎けんしょうえんNounFreq #81315
1

Medicine

tenosynovitis

Examples
腱鞘炎ではないかと思うのです。
I think I have tendonitis.
元の鞘に収まる元の鞘に納まるもとのさやにおさまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #96115
1

Idiomatic expression

to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated

Examples
すべて元の鞘におさまった。
Everything went back in place.
トムとメアリーは２年前に別れたが、最近また元のさやに収まった。
Two years ago Tom and Mary split up, but recently they got together again.
朱鞘しゅざやNounFreq #98258
1

red-lacquered sword sheath

元サヤ元鞘元さやもとサヤ (元サヤ)もとさや (元鞘／元さや)NounFreq #99278
1

Abbreviation

getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal

鞘当てさや当てさやあてNounFreq #103993
1

rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman

2

quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup

3

Orig. meaning

quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths

利ざや利ザヤ利鞘りざやNounFreq #114150
1

Finance

profit margin

恋の鞘当て恋のさやあてこいのさやあてNounExpressionFreq #128571
1

rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman

葉鞘ようしょうNounFreq #136885
1

Botany

leaf sheath; vagina

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