Word Meaning 切羽

せっぱ seppa

切羽 is read as せっぱ (seppa) and means thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword.

Meaning

English

  1. thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
  2. (up to) the hilt
  3. wits' end

Reading

Kana

せっぱ

Romaji

seppa

Writing Variants

  • 切刃 せっぱ seppa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 73645 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り羽

きりは

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.)

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end

本切羽

ほんせっぱ

functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned)

風切羽

かざきりばね

flight feathers

切符

きっぷ

ticket

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

切り札

きりふだ

ace up one's sleeve

切り身

きりみ

cut