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斬鉄剣 (ざんてつけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

斬ざん鉄てつ剣けん

Meanings

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noun

iron-cutting sword

A sword capable of cutting through iron; often appears in fiction, legends, or metaphorical contexts.

伝でん説せつの斬ざん鉄てつ剣けんはどんな鎧よろいも切きり裂さくと言いわれている。
The legendary iron-cutting sword is said to slice through any armor.

Kanji

斬beheading, kill, murder
鉄iron
剣sabre, sword, blade

Etymology

Compound of 斬 (zan, 'to cut down') + 鉄 (tetsu, 'iron') + 剣 (ken, 'sword'). The exact historical origin is uncertain; the term is primarily known from fictional and legendary contexts.