額銘

Japanese
Kanji in this term
額 銘
がく
Grade: 5		 めい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 額 (gaku, “frame”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) がくめー [gàkúméé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝme̞ː]

Noun

額(がく)銘(めい) • (gakumei) 

  1. (swords) an inscription where a blade is shortened and a rectangular metal piece bearing the original inscription is cut out from the removed portion and embedded in the new tang

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