Thursday, October 06, 2005

tsuji-giri

If and when Chris gets his new sword will he have any use for tsuji-giri, a fine Japanese word from samurai days meaning, "to try out a new sword on a passer-by?

From 'The Meaning of Tingu and other extraordinary words from around the world', by Adam Jacot de Boinod as reviewed in The Independent.

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