English

Noun

tsuba ‎(plural tsubas)

1. The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.

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  Katana tsuba.

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  Katana tsuba.

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  Lotus pond.

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  Shakudo Tsuba - Chidori in flight.

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  tsuba with autumn flowers.

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  Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick, The Walters Art Museum.

Japanese

Romanization

tsuba

1. rōmaji reading of つば