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鬼き滅めつの刃やいば

Meanings

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noun

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a popular manga and anime series by Gotouge Koyoharu.

『鬼き滅めつの刃やいば』は週しゅう刊かん少しょう年ねんジャンプで連れん載さいされていた。
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Kanji

鬼ghost, devil
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
刃blade, sword, edge

Etymology

Coined title for the manga series; 鬼滅 (kimetsu, 'demon destruction') + の (no, possessive) + 刃 (yaiba, 'blade').