Kanji Detail for 鞘 - "sheath, scabbard"

鞘

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

鞘 means "sheath, scabbard." Also associated with whip tip.
1. Sheath - A case for a sword blade.
2. Scabbard - A protective covering for a sword.
3. Whip tip - The end of a riding whip.
Tattoo check: 鞘
- Verified meaning: sheath, scabbard
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: whip tip
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

sheath; case; margin; difference; shells (of beans)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

scabbard, sheath

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

scabbard; sheath

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

scabbard, sheath

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A knife sheath. | Hollowing out wood to store silver for easy transport is also called 鞘.
Onyomi

shoh(ショウ)

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

saya(さや)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

革 (kawahen・kakunokawa・tsukurigawa)
Related Keywords

sheath scabbard whip tip strap case casing cover holster sleeve housing blade sword protective container guard envelope

二人は元の鞘に収まった。
The two of them got back together.
すべて元の鞘におさまった。
Everything went back in place.
やがて彼は白刃を鞘に収めた。
Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.
腱鞘炎ではないかと思うのです。
I think I have tendonitis.
凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。
A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
トムとメアリーって、元の鞘に収まったの？
Have Tom and Mary gotten back together?
あの長剣は凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった。
The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
居合道とは、座っているとき、歩行しているときに、敵からふいに襲撃された際、鞘ばなれの一刀で敵を倒す刀法である。
Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.