つば
Meanings
Noun
1. guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange
2. brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
Kanji used
sword guard
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition