鎌かま

noun

leading question; trick question; probing trap

Mostly used in the fixed expression 鎌をかける, meaning to ask in a way that tricks someone into revealing something.

See also: かまをかける

• 本ほん当とうのことを聞きき出だそうとして、彼かれに鎌かまをかけた。

  I tried to draw out the truth by asking him a leading question.

noun

sickle-and-chain weapon; kusarigama

Abbreviation of 鎖鎌, mainly in contexts about historical weapons or martial arts; not a general everyday use of 鎌 by itself.

See also: 鎖鎌

• 武ぶ具ぐの説せつ明めいで「鎌かま」が鎖くさり鎌がまの略りゃくとして使つかわれることがある。

  In descriptions of weapons, 鎌 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 鎖鎌.

noun

spear with curved cross-blades; kamayari

Abbreviation of 鎌槍, a spear with curved side blades; a limited historical-weapon term.

See also: 鎌槍

• 鎌かま槍やりの説せつ明めいでは、略りゃくして「鎌かま」と書かかれる場ば合あいがある。

  In explanations of 鎌槍, it may be abbreviated as 鎌.

noun

gooseneck tenon-and-mortise joint

Abbreviation of 鎌継, a technical carpentry/joinery term for a gooseneck-shaped joint.

See also: 鎌継ぎ

• 木もっ工こうの図ず面めんでは、鎌かま継つぎを略りゃくして「鎌かま」と記きすことがある。

  In woodworking plans, 鎌継 is sometimes abbreviated as 鎌.

noun

noisiness

Archaic noun sense meaning noisiness or clamor; not a normal modern use.

• 古ふるい用よう法ほうでは、鎌かまが「やかましさ」を表あらわすことがある。

  In old usage, 鎌 can mean noisiness.

noun

fish collar; part around a fish's gills

Usually written かま in food and fishmonger contexts; often used in dishes such as ブリのかま or かま焼き.

• ブリのかまを塩しお焼やきにした。

  I grilled the yellowtail collar with salt.