切羽

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
切 羽
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2		 は > ぱ
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
切刃

Pronunciation

Noun

切(せっ)羽(ぱ) • (seppa) 

  1. thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
  2. (figurative) (up to) the hilt; wits' end​
Derived terms

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 切羽 – see the following entry.
【切きり羽は】
[noun] face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
Alternative spellings
切り端, 切端
(This term, 切羽, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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