n. [ AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt. ] 1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ひじりづか, hijiriduka] (n) (1) (arch) (See 金剛杵) sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra; (2) plain, wooden sword hilt (as opposed to those wrapped in sharkskin)