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鞘走る (さやばしる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鞘さや走ばしる

さ

や

ば

し

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

slip out of its scabbard (of a sword)

archaic

Archaic verb describing a sword accidentally or suddenly coming out of its sheath. Used in classical or historical descriptions.

武ぶ士しが歩あるくたびに刀かたなが鞘さや走ばしる音おとがした。
Every time the samurai walked, his sword made a sound as it slipped in its scabbard.

古ふる

い

軍ぐん

記き

物もの

語がたり

に

は

、

鞘さや

走ばし

る

刀かたな

の

描びょう

写しゃ

が

よく

出で

て

くる

。

In old war tales, descriptions of swords slipping from their scabbards often appear.

Written forms

鞘さや走ばしるUsage93%
Archaic kanji spelling; the word is now rare and mostly encountered in historical or literary contexts.
さやばしるUsage7%
Kana spelling for search convenience; the word is archaic and rarely written in modern texts.
さや走ばしる
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also archaic.

Kanji

鞘sheath, case, margin
走run

Similar words

抜ぬける
抜ける is the common modern verb for 'come out' or 'slip out', used for objects leaving a container or sheath. 鞘走る is an archaic, specific term for a sword slipping from its scabbard.

Etymology

Compound of 鞘 (さや, 'scabbard') and 走る (はしる, 'run'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally suggests a sword 'running' out of its sheath.