Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
す(ぐ)
Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of adverb 直ぐ (sugu, easily) +‎ (ha, edge of a blade). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(すぐ)() (suguha

  1. a straight temper line on a blade
    Synonym: 直焼き刃 (suguyakiba)
    Antonym: 乱れ刃 (midareba)
    Hypernym: 刃文 (hamon)

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References edit

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