tsuba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsubə/, /ˈsubə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːbə

Noun

tsuba (plural tsubas or tsuba)

  1. The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.
  • Katana tsuba.
  • Katana tsuba.
  • Lotus pond.
  • Shakudo Tsuba - Chidori in flight.
  • tsuba with autumn flowers.
  • Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick, The Walters Art Museum.

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

tsuba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of つば
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