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ガク
Kun
つば
Meaning
sword guard

Origin

ORIGIN

Metal 金 with 咢 as phonetic: the guard set between a sword's hilt and blade.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • つば

    sword guard

  • 鍔迫り合いつばぜりあい

    close, deadlocked contest

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

両チームの鍔迫り合いが続いている。

The two teams remain locked in a close contest.

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