Word Meaning 付け焼刃

つけやきば tsukeyakiba

付け焼刃 is read as つけやきば (tsukeyakiba) and means blunt sword with a tempered steel edge.

Meaning

English

blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
affectation
pretension
thin veneer
hasty preparation
stopgap (measure)
superficial (polish, knowledge)

Reading

Kana

つけやきば

Romaji

tsukeyakiba

Writing Variants

付け焼き刃 つけやきば tsukeyakiba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 124723 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焼刃

やきば

tempered blade

二重焼き付け

にじゅうやきつけ

double printing

目に焼き付ける

めにやきつける

to burn into one's memory

焼付け

やきつけ

printing (e.g. photos)

焼き付き

やきつき

burn-in (on a screen)

焼き付く

やきつく

to be scorched into

焼け付く

やけつく

to burn

焼き付ける

やきつける

to brand

付属

ふぞく

attached school

付添い

つきそい

attendance (on)

付託

ふたく

committal

付き添う

つきそう

to attend on

Example Sentences

付け焼刃じゃダメだ。

Mere pretense won't do.