乱れ刃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱	刃
みだ Grade: 6	は > ば Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
亂れ刃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 乱れ (midare, “disorder”) +‎ 刃 (ha, “edge of a blade”).

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みだれば [mìdáréꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mʲida̠ɾe̞ba̠]

Noun

乱(みだ)れ刃(ば) • (midareba) 

1. a curved temper line on a blade

   Synonym: 乱れ焼き刃 (midareyakiba)

   Antonym: 直刃 (suguha)

   Hypernym: 刃文 (hamon)

See also

• 乱(みだ)れ焼(や)き (midareyaki)