Definitions For Tsuba

Noun

TSUBA (plural s or tsuba) The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ja, 鍔, tr=つば, tsuba}}.

Gallery

File:Fuchi, tsuba and tsuka-ito.JPG, Katana tsuba. File:Tsuba, fuchi, and tsuka-ito.jpg, Katana tsuba. File:Japanese - Tsuba with a Frog in a Lotus Pond - Walters 51177 - Back.jpg, Lotus pond. File:Shakudo_Tsuba.jpg, Shakudo Tsuba - Chidori in flight. File:Japanese - Tsuba with Autumn Flowers - Walters 51294 - Back.jpg, tsuba with autumn flowers. File:Tamagawa Masaharu - Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick - Walters 51281.jpg, Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick, w:the walters art museum, the walters art museum.