English Explanatory Dictionary

hamon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.

Word forms

hamon hamons

Etymology

From Japanese 刃文.

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