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Japanese meaning of 天空剣・Vの字斬り！

— Kenichi Go ／ Voltes V

てんくうけん・ぶいのじぎり！ (Tenkuuken, bui no ji giri!)

English Translation:

Heaven Sword, V-Slash!

Work: Character: Emotion: Scene:

Original Scene & Cultural Context

Scene in the Original Work:

In Voltes V, team leader Kenichi Go pilots the combined robot Voltes V against the Beast Fighters of the Boazan Empire. At the end of the fight he draws the Heaven Sword, slashes down and then up, cutting the enemy in a V shape, and shouts this.
日本語で読む
『超電磁マシーン ボルテスV』で、リーダーの剛健一が合体ロボ・ボルテスVを操り、ボアザン帝国の獣士と戦う。最後に天空剣を抜き、斜めに斬り下ろしてから切り返し、敵をV字に斬り裂くとき、こう叫ぶ。

Cultural Context:

It is the finishing move of Voltes V, and the glowing V-shaped cut became the show's symbol. The series became hugely popular in the Philippines, where a live-action remake, Voltes V: Legacy, was made. It may also be shouted, half-jokingly, when cutting something in a V shape.
日本語で読む
ボルテスVを代表する必殺技で、光るV字の剣筋は作品の象徴になった。作品はフィリピンでも大人気になり、実写版『ボルテスV レガシー』も作られた。何かをV字に切るときなどに、冗談で叫ぶこともある。

Grammar & Learning Points

Grammar Point

•「天空剣」= Heaven Sword (天空 = the sky). •「Vの字」= the shape of the letter V. •「斬り」= a cut, from 斬る (to slash with a blade).
日本語で読む
•「天空剣」は天空（空）の剣。•「Vの字」はアルファベットのVの形。•「斬り」は刀で切る「斬る」から。

Trap for English Speakers

斬る (kiru) is used only for cutting with a sword. For daily cutting with scissors or a knife, write 切る.
日本語で読む
「斬る」は刀で人や物を斬るときだけに使う。ハサミや包丁で切るふだんの「きる」は「切る」と書く。

Example

Example 1Basic Example

  1. ピザを八つに切って、みんなで分けた。

    I cut the pizza into eight slices and shared it with everyone.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （大根を見事にV字に切った忍者の料理人が）忍法・Vの字斬り！……飾り切りの完成だ。

    (A ninja cook neatly cutting a radish into a V shape) "Ninja art: V-Slash!" ...The decorative cut is done.

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