つけやきば

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
付け焼き刃
付焼き刃 (dated)
付焼刃 (dated)

Etymology

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From ()() (tsukeyaki) + () (ha). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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つけやきば (tsukeyakibaつけやきば (tukeyakiba)?

  1. (literally) blunt sword with a steel edge attached
  2. (figurative) knowledge hastily acquired for a particular event, hasty preparation

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN