直刃

Japanese
Kanji in this term
直 刃
す(ぐ)
Grade: 2		 は
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) すぐは [sùgúhá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝɡɯ̟ᵝha̠]

Noun

直(すぐ)刃(は) • (suguha) 

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

Derived terms
  • 糸(いと)直(すぐ)刃(は) (ito suguha)

See also
  • 直(すぐ)焼(や)き (suguyaki)

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