"もろは" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [mo̞ɾo̞ha̠] Forms: moroha [romanization], morofa [romanization], もろは [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First cited in the Man'yōshū of 759. Compound of 諸 (moro, “both, double”) + 刃 (ha, “blade”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|諸|刃|sort=もろは|t1=both, double|t2=blade|tr1=moro|tr2=ha}} 諸 (moro, “both, double”) + 刃 (ha, “blade”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=もろは}} もろは • (moroha) ^(←もろは (morofa)?)
  1. double-bladedness
    Sense id: en-もろは-ja-noun-jte1Za-p
  2. a sword or knife that is double-bladed
    Sense id: en-もろは-ja-noun-sfgf-9Bj Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swords Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Swords: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 諸刃の剣 (moroha no tsurugi) (ruby: 諸刃(もろは), (つるぎ)) Coordinate_terms: 片刃 (kataha) (ruby: (かた), ()) (english: single-bladedness; single-bladed sword or knife)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "single-bladedness; single-bladed sword or knife",
      "roman": "kataha",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "片",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "刃",
          "は"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        [
          "諸刃",
          "もろは"
        ],
        [
          "剣",
          "つるぎ"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First cited in the Man'yōshū of 759.\nCompound of 諸 (moro, “both, double”) + 刃 (ha, “blade”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moroha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morofa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "もろは",
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    }
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    }
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          "_dis": "30 70",
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          "_dis": "14 86",
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        },
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          "_dis": "7 93",
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        }
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        "a sword or knife that is double-bladed"
      ],
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        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ],
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ],
        [
          "double-bladed",
          "double-bladed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もろは"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞ɾo̞ha̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen#Online_search_engines",
    "Man'yōshū",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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          "片",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "刃",
          "は"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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        [
          "剣",
          "つるぎ"
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    }
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morofa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "もろは",
      "roman": "morofa",
      "tags": [
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        [
          "double-bladedness",
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "もろは"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞ɾo̞ha̠]"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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