柄つか巻まき

noun

hilt wrapping; sword handle wrapping

Refers to the leather or cloth wrapping around the hilt of a Japanese sword, often decorative and functional.

• この刀かたなの柄つか巻まきは鮫さめ皮がわの上うえに組くみ紐ひもを巻まいてある。

  The hilt wrapping of this sword is made of braided cord over ray skin.

• 柄つか巻まきが緩ゆるんでいると、刀かたなを安あん全ぜんに扱あつかえない。

  If the hilt wrapping is loose, you cannot handle the sword safely.