A Japanese sword guard, typically elaborately decorated and made of iron or leather.
（尤指精心装饰的、铁制或皮制的）日本刀护手
Example sentencesExamples
Like netsuke or tsuba, old firefighter jackets have turned into collectibles.
The are three commonly used mounting styles: The tanto with a guard called a tsuba; the aikuchi style with no guard; and the hamadashi style with a small guard.
A tsuba is the hand guard mounted on a Japanese sword.
Thus the Japanese sword tsuba became an elaborate piece of art - far beyond its practical use.
The left hand takes control of the sword by holding the tsuba and the right hand passes down the side, smoothing the sageo as it goes.
Origin
Japanese.
Definition of tsuba in US English:
tsuba
nounˈtso͞obə
A Japanese sword guard, typically elaborately decorated and made of steel.
（尤指精心装饰的、铁制或皮制的）日本刀护手
Example sentencesExamples
A tsuba is the hand guard mounted on a Japanese sword.
The left hand takes control of the sword by holding the tsuba and the right hand passes down the side, smoothing the sageo as it goes.
Thus the Japanese sword tsuba became an elaborate piece of art - far beyond its practical use.
The are three commonly used mounting styles: The tanto with a guard called a tsuba; the aikuchi style with no guard; and the hamadashi style with a small guard.
Like netsuke or tsuba, old firefighter jackets have turned into collectibles.