Kanji details for 鞘
鞘
Common kanji
Uses 16 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
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Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
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sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)
KUN:
- さやsaya
ON:
- ショウshou
- ソウsou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 29 results)
noun
1.
scabbard, sheath(usually kana)
2.
cap (on pen, brush, etc.), case, sleeve(usually kana)
3.
margin (between two prices), spread, markup, commission(usually kana, business term)
4.
enclosure, outer fence
noun
•
(discount rate) negative spread, loss margin, back spread, downturn
All readings:
逆ざや【ぎゃくざや】
、逆鞘【ぎゃくざや】
、逆ザヤ【ぎゃくザヤ】
noun
•
inflammation of a tendon (sheath), tendonitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, tenovaginitis, tendovaginitis(medical term)
expression
•
rivalry for the heart of a woman
Other readings:
恋のさやあて【こいのさやあて】
expression, Godan-ru verb (irregular)
•
to be evasive, to be not entirely truthful, to not be frank(idiom )
noun
1.
rivalry for the heart of a woman
See also:恋の鞘当て (こいのさやあて)
2.
quarrel over something trivial(from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch)