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鍔 kanji
sword guard, kettle brim
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ガク
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つば
Words with 鍔
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —鍔guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; peak; brim (of a pot); flange; collar
- —金鍔confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); metal sword guard; polearm
- —鍔音sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
- —鍔広wide brim (e.g. of hat)
- —金鍔焼きconfection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)
- —どじょう汁に金鍔two things that do not go well together; pairing kintsuba with loach soup
- —金鍔焼confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)
- —鍔競合いlocking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
- —鍔競り合いlocking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
- —鍔ぜり合いlocking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
- —泥鰌汁に金鍔two things that do not go well together; pairing kintsuba with loach soup