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tamahagane

tamahagane noun: a traditional Japanese steel made with ironsand and used to make swords, knives, etc.

Noun

tamahagane (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Japanese steel made with ironsand and used to make swords, knives, etc.

Origin of tamahagane

From Japanese 玉鋼 (tamahagane, たまはがね).

Questions about tamahagane

What does tamahagane mean?
Tamahagane means a traditional Japanese steel made with ironsand and used to make swords, knives, etc.
What part of speech is tamahagane?
Tamahagane is a noun.

Words near tamahagane in the dictionary

  1. tamadas
  2. tamago
  3. tamagotchi
  4. tamagotchis
  5. tamagoyaki
  6. tamahagane
  7. Tamahaq
  8. tamaite
  9. Tamajaq
  10. Tamak
  11. tamakeri

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