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刃渡り (はわたり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刃は渡わたり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

blade length; length of a blade

Refers to the measurable length of a sword, knife, or similar bladed weapon or tool.

この刀かたなの刃は渡わたりは約やく70センチです。
The blade length of this sword is about 70 centimeters.

2

noun

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.

サーカスで刃は渡わたりの曲きょく芸げいを見みた。

I saw a sword-edge walking stunt at the circus.

Written forms

刃は渡わたりUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
刃は渡わたりUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not normally used in modern writing.

Kanji

刃blade, sword, edge
渡transit, ford, ferry

Etymology

Compound of 刃 (ha, 'blade') and 渡り (watari, 'span, crossing'). The literal meaning is 'blade span', from which both the measurement sense and the acrobatic stunt sense derive.