Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanmai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-mai
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, usually sandwiching a hardenable steel in a taco of flexible steel, that is forge-welded together, leaving a hardenable edge steel and flexible spine steel, for single-edged blades.

Uncountable

noun

A steel sandwich made by this method, before and after being welded.

Countable

Etymology

From Japanese 三枚 (sanmai (sanmai), さんまい) (literally, 3 sheets).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 三枚

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

gomai tamahagane

Questions

What does sanmai mean?: A construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, usually sandwiching a hardenable steel in a taco of flexible steel, that is forge-welded together, leaving a hardenable edge steel and flexible spine steel, for single-edged blades.
Where does sanmai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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