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氷の刃 (koorinoyaiba) Japanese meaning: gleaming sword | Kotomora

氷こおりの刃やいば

Meanings

1

gleaming sword

Literary or poetic term for a sword that shines like ice, often implying cold beauty or sharpness.

彼かれは氷こおりの刃やいばのような刀かたなを抜ぬいた。
He drew a sword like a gleaming blade of ice.

Kanji

氷icicle, ice, hail
刃blade, sword, edge

Built from

氷こおり+刃は

Etymology

Compound of 氷 (こおり, 'ice') + の (possessive particle) + 刃 (やいば, 'blade'). The exact origin is uncertain; it is a poetic expression for a gleaming, cold-looking sword.