鞴
鞴: bellows
bellows
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Kunふいご
鞴 (ふいご) is a bellows for a forge. 踏鞴 (たたら) is the foot-operated bellows of ironmaking, and 踏鞴を踏む means to stumble forward.
Key words
鞴ふいごbellows
踏鞴たたらfoot bellows (ironmaking)
鞴祭ふいごまつりsmiths' bellows festival
Example sentences
鍛冶屋は鞴で炭火に風を送り、鉄を赤く熱した。
The blacksmith blew air into the charcoal fire with a bellows and heated the iron red.
勢い余って、彼は踏鞴を踏んで数歩前へよろめいた。
Carried by his own momentum, he staggered a few steps forward.
晩秋になると、鍛冶の工房では鞴祭を祝い、道具に感謝する。
In late autumn, forges hold the Bellows Festival and give thanks to their tools.