NichiDict

N1
なかご
中子中心
[nakago]
Illustration for 茎

Meanings

1.Noun

core

2.Noun

tang (of a sword, etc.)

3.Noun

middle of a nest of boxes

Other Readings

」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

の長さが刀の品質を左右する。

The length of the tang affects the quality of the sword.

名刀のには刀工の銘が丁寧に刻まれている。

An inscription is engraved on the sword's tang.

師匠は弟子に、の形が刀の全体的なバランスを決めると教えた。

The master taught his apprentice that the tang's shape determines the blade's overall balance.