vocab dash
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鞘さや
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Meanings
Noun
1. scabbard; sheath
2. cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; sleeve (Usually kana)
3. margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission (Usually kana)
4. enclosure; outer fence
Kanji used
鞘scabbard
Pitch accent
さや
Used in vocabulary
鞘さや取とり
arbitrage; long-short trade; pairs trade; spread trade; brokerage; brokering
Noun
鞘さや当あて
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
Noun
Examples1
A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.