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恋の鞘当て (こいのさやあて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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を
繰く
り
広ひろ
げ
た
。
The two men engaged in a rivalry for her love.
This story depicts a love rivalry between childhood friends.
Kanji 恋 romance, in love, yearn for Written forms 恋こい の 鞘さや 当あ て
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
恋こい のさやあて
Kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in casual writing.
Etymology From 恋 (love) + の + 鞘当て (rivalry, originally 'sheath bumping'). The term 鞘当て comes from the Edo-period practice of samurai deliberately bumping their sword sheaths to provoke a duel, later extended to mean any rivalry, especially in love.
