Where does “切れ味” come from?

切れ味 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切れ, from Japanese 切れる — be cut off, break, snap, burst, collapse; be cut,...

切れ味 (Japanese): sharpness, cutting quality; skill, sharpness of...

Definitions

  1. sharpness, cutting quality; skill, sharpness of...

Ancestry of “切れ味”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切れsharpness, cutting quality; cloth; piece, bit,...
2Japanese切れるbe cut off, break, snap, burst, collapse; be cut,...
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