鍬形

Japanese

FWOTD – 29 December 2019

Etymology

Kanji in this term
くわ
Jinmeiyō
かた > がた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From (kuwa, hoe) +‎ (-gata, shape; type).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) わがた [kùwágátá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟β̞a̠ɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

(くわ)(がた) or 鍬形(クワガタ) • (kuwagataくはがた (kufagata) or クハガタ (kufagata)?

  1. the shape of the horns on some Japanese war helmets or (kabuto)
  2. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) with varying designs of helmet horns
  3. the hilt end of a 太刀 (tachi, long sword) in the shape of a helmet horn
  4. an tool used in 鍬焼き (kuwayaki), in the shape of a helmet horn
  5. clipping of 鍬形 (kuwagatamushi): a stag beetle
    • 2000 June 23, “インセクション [Insection]”, in Booster(ブースター) R1, Konami:
      (あたま)のノコギリの(ほか)に、(うで)もノコギリになっているクワガタ
      Atama no nokogiri no hoka ni, ude mo nokogiri ni natte iru kuwagata.
      A stag beetle that has saws for hands and another saw for a mandible.

Derived terms

  • (くわ)(がた)(いし) (kuwagataishi)
  • (クワ)(ガタ)(ソウ) (kuwagatasō)
  • (くわ)(がた)(かぶと) (kuwagata no kabuto)
  • (クワ)(ガタ)(ムシ) (kuwagatamushi)
  • (あか)(あし)(くわ)(がた) (akāshi kuwagata)
  • (おお)(くわ)(がた) (ōkuwagata)
  • (しょう)()(くわ)(がた) (shōbu kuwagata)
  • (ニジ)(イロ)(クワ)(ガタ) (nijīro kuwagata)
  • (ノコ)(クワ)(ガタ) (nokokuwagata)
  • (ヒメ)(クワ)(ガタ) (hime-kuwagata)
  • ()(くわ)(がた) (mitsukuwagata)
  • ()(ヤマ)(クワ)(ガタ) (miyama kuwagata)

References

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