乱れ刃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱 刃
みだ
Grade: 6 		は > ば
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
亂れ刃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 乱れ (midare, “disorder”) +‎ 刃 (ha, “edge of a blade”).

The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みだれば [mìdáréꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲida̠ɾe̞ba̠]

Noun

乱(みだ)れ刃(ば) • (midareba) 

  1. a curved temper line on a blade
    Synonym: 乱れ焼き刃 (midareyakiba)
    Antonym: 直刃 (suguha)
    Hypernym: 刃文 (hamon)

See also

  • 乱(みだ)れ焼(や)き (midareyaki)

References

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