gomai

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noun

A construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, composed of 5 layers of 3 steels, with a core, sandwiched by another steel, sandwiched again by another steel. The sandwiching may be two sheets, or traditionally one sheet folded over as a taco.

OriginJapanese 五枚 →
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Meanings

noungomai (countable and uncountable, plural gomai)
  1. uncountableA construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, composed of 5 layers of 3 steels, with a core, sandwiched by another steel, sandwiched again by another steel. The sandwiching may be two sheets, or traditionally one sheet folded over as a taco.
  2. countableA steel sandwich made by this method, before and after being welded.

Origin

  1. Japanese五枚
  2. Englishgomai

From Japanese 五枚 (ごまい (gomai)) (literally, 5 sheets).

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