刃渡り
Meanings
1
blade length; length of a blade
Refers to the measurable length of a sword, knife, or similar bladed weapon or tool.
The blade length of this sword is about 70 centimeters.
2
sword-edge walking; walking barefoot on a sword blade
A traditional acrobatic or circus stunt where a performer walks barefoot along the sharp edge of a sword blade.
I saw a sword-edge walking stunt at the circus.
Usage patterns
- 刃渡り〈数〉センチa blade length of ~ centimeters
This knife has a blade length of 15 centimeters.
- 刃渡りを渡るto walk barefoot along the edge of a sword blade (as an acrobatic stunt)
The street performer impressively walked along the edge of the sword blade.
- 刃渡りを測るto measure the length of a blade
The police measured the length of the knife's blade.