勒ろく

noun

bit (horse mouthpiece)

Technical term for the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle. Rare in everyday language; more commonly referred to as 馬銜 (はみ) or ビット.

• 馬ば術じゅつの資し料りょうで「勒ろく」という言こと葉ばを見みかけた。

  I came across the word 勒 in equestrian materials.

noun

second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke

Calligraphy term referring to the second stroke of the character 永 (ei), a horizontal stroke that bends slightly upward. Used in the context of the Eight Principles of Yong (永字八法).

See also: 永字八法

• 永えい字じ八はっ法ぽうの二に画かく目めは「勒ろく」と呼よばれる。

  The second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong is called 勒.