Word Meaning 伝家の宝刀を抜く
でんかのほうとうをぬく
denka no houtou o nuku
伝家の宝刀を抜く is read as でんかのほうとうをぬく (denka no houtou o nuku) and means to employ one's secret weapon.
Meaning
English
- to employ one's secret weapon
- to play one's trump card
- to use the ace up one's sleeve
Reading
Kana
でんかのほうとうをぬく
Romaji
denka no houtou o nuku
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12武家伝奏
ぶけでんそう
imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods)