鍬形

Japanese edit

FWOTD – 29 December 2019

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
鍬	形
くわ Jinmeiyō	かた > がた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 鍬 (kuwa, “hoe”) +‎ 形 (-gata, “shape; type”).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) くわがた [kùwágátá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɡa̠ta̠]

Noun edit

鍬(くわ)形(がた) or 鍬形(クワガタ) • (kuwagata) ^{←くはがた (kufagata) or クハガタ (kufagata)^?}

the shape of the horns on some Japanese war helmets or 兜 (kabuto)
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with varying designs of helmet horns
the hilt end of a 太刀 (tachi, “long sword”) in the shape of a helmet horn
an tool used in 鍬焼き (kuwayaki), in the shape of a helmet horn
Clipping of 鍬形虫 (kuwagatamushi): a stag beetle
- 2000 June 23, “インセクション [Insection]”, in Booster(ブースター) R1, Konami:
  
  頭(あたま)のノコギリの他(ほか)に、腕(うで)もノコギリになっているクワガタ。
  Atama no nokogiri no hoka ni, ude mo nokogiri ni natte iru kuwagata.
  A stag beetle that has saws for hands and another saw for a mandible.

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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