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鎬: sword-blade ridge

sword-blade ridge
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Readings

On
コウ
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しのぎ・なべ

Famous in the idiom 鎬を削る, 'to compete fiercely'; read こう in given names.

Key words

鎬しのぎridge line of a blade
鎬を削るしのぎをけずるto compete fiercely

Example sentences

The shinogi of a sword is the raised line running between the edge and the back.

Two old firms are competing fiercely in developing new products.

My friend Koichi, captain of the kendo club, works hard at practice every day.

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