直刃

直刃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直	刃
す(ぐ) Grade: 2	は Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of adverb 直ぐ (sugu, “easily”) +‎ 刃 (ha, “edge of a blade”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) すぐは [sùgúhá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝɡɯ̟ᵝha̠]

Noun

直刃 (hiragana すぐは, rōmaji suguha)

1. a straight temper line on a blade

   Synonym: 直焼き刃 (suguyakiba)

   Antonym: 乱れ刃 (midareba)

   Hypernym: 刃文 (hamon)

Derived terms

• 糸 (いと)直 (すぐ)刃 (は) (ito suguha)

See also

• 直 (すぐ)焼 (や)き (suguyaki)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN