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剃刀砥 (kamisorido) Japanese meaning: razor strop | Kotomora

剃刀かみそり砥ど

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Meanings

1

razor strop; hone

A strip of leather or other material used to sharpen and polish straight razors.

祖そ父ふは毎まい朝あさ、剃刀かみそり砥どで剃刀かみそりを研といでいた。

Kanji

剃shave
刀sword, saber, knife
砥whetstone, grindstone

Related words

砥と石いし
砥石 is a general whetstone for knives and tools, while 剃刀砥 is specifically a strop for straight razors.

Built from

My grandfather used to sharpen his razor on a strop every morning.

かみそり

Etymology

Compound of 剃刀 (かみそり, 'razor') and 砥 (ど, 'whetstone' or 'hone'). The reading ど is the rendaku form of と.