tsuba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsubə/, /subə/

Noun

tsuba (plural tsubas or tsuba)

The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.

Gallery

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

Taubs, abuts, buats, busta, butas, tabus, tubas

Japanese

Romanization

tsuba

Rōmaji transcription of つば

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