額銘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
額	銘
がく Grade: 5	めい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 額 (gaku, “frame”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がくめー [gàkúméé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝme̞ː]

Noun

額(がく)銘(めい) • (gakumei) 

1. (swords) an inscription where a blade is shortened and a rectangular metal piece bearing the original inscription is cut out from the removed portion and embedded in the new tang