tsuba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsubə/, /subə/

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• Rhymes: -uːbə

Noun

tsuba (plural tsubas or tsuba)

1. The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.

Gallery

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  Katana tsuba.
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  Katana tsuba.
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  Lotus pond.
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  Shakudo Tsuba - Chidori in flight.
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  tsuba with autumn flowers.
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  Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick, The Walters Art Museum.

Anagrams

• Taubs, abuts, buats, busta, butas, tabus, tubas

Japanese

Romanization

tsuba

1. Rōmaji transcription of つば