切羽

せっぱ

Also written 切刃

Meanings

1. Noun thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
2. (up to) the hilt; wits' end See also: 切羽詰まる (せっぱつまる).

Kanji

• 切 earnest. Read as セツ.
• 羽 feather. Read as は.

Words containing 切羽

• 切羽詰まる (せっぱつまる) to be at one's wits' end
• 本切羽 (ほんせっぱ) functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned)

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