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Japanese
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諸刃
両刃
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Etymology
From Old Japanese. First cited in the Man'yōshū of 759.
Compound of 諸 (moro, “both, double”) + 刃 (ha, “blade”).
Pronunciation
Noun
もろは • (moroha) ←もろは (morofa)?
- double-bladedness
- a sword or knife that is double-bladed
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “諸刃・両刃”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “もろは”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN