くわがた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くわがた – see the following entry.

【鍬形】 [noun] the shape of the horns on some Japanese war helmets or 兜 (kabuto) [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with varying designs of helmet horns [noun] the hilt end of a 太刀 (tachi, “long sword”) in the shape of a helmet horn [noun] an tool used in 鍬焼き (kuwayaki), in the shape of a helmet horn [noun] Clipping of 鍬形虫 (kuwagatamushi): a stag beetle Alternative spelling クワガタ

(This term, くわがた, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)