松葉杖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松	葉	杖
まつ Grade: 4	は > ば Grade: 3	つえ > づえ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

松葉 (matsuba, “pine needle”) +‎ 杖 (tsue, “cane”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まつばづ​え [màtsúbázúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝba̠zɨᵝe̞]

Noun

松(まつ)葉(ば)杖(づえ) • (matsubazue) ^{←まつばづゑ (matubadwe)?}

1. a crutch (device to assist in motion as a cane)