noun
hilt wrapping; sword handle wrapping
Refers to the leather or cloth wrapping around the hilt of a Japanese sword, often decorative and functional.
この刀の柄巻きは鮫皮の上に組紐を巻いてある。
The hilt wrapping of this sword is made of braided cord over ray skin.
柄巻きが緩んでいると、刀を安全に扱えない。
If the hilt wrapping is loose, you cannot handle the sword safely.
Compound of 柄 (つか, 'hilt') and 巻き (まき, 'wrapping'), from 巻く (まく, 'to wrap').