Kanji

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: sword guard, kettle brim

Kunyomi: つば

Onyomi: ガク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

つば guard on sword, polearms, etc., flange, brim, visor (e.g. of a hat)

つばおと sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

きんつば confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard), metal sword guard, polearm

どじょう汁に金 どじょうじるにきんつば two things that do not go well together, pairing kintsuba with loach soup