noun

  1. thin veneer, hasty preparation, knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap.
  2. re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable). Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
付け焼刃 つけやきば
 
 
付け焼き刃 つけやきば
 
付焼き刃 つけやきば
付焼刃 つけやきば

Contained Kanji Breakdown

adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
bake, burning
や.く やき ショウ (4th, N2)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
high, far
ギョウ たか.い たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass
キ ケ くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
blade, sword, edge
は ジン やいば (9th, N1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)