額銘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がく
Grade: 5
めい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (gaku, frame) +‎ (mei, inscription).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くめー [gàkúméé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟me̞ː]

Noun

(がく)(めい) • (gakumei

  1. (swords) an inscription where a blade is shortened and a rectangular metal piece bearing the original inscription is cut out from the removed portion and embedded in the new tang

References

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