bokken

See also: bocken and Bocken

English

Etymology

From Japanese 木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken, wooden sword), see below.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: bŏk'ən, IPA(key): /ˈbɒk.ən/
  • Rhymes: -ɒkən

Noun

bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)

  1. A wooden katana, used as a training sword.

Synonyms

  • bokuto

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔkə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkən

Etymology 1

From bok + -en.

Verb

bokken

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
  2. (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
Inflection
Inflection of bokken (weak)
infinitive bokken
past singular bokte
past participle gebokt
infinitive bokken
gerund bokken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bokbokte
2nd person sing. (jij) boktbokte
2nd person sing. (u) boktbokte
2nd person sing. (gij) boktbokte
3rd person singular boktbokte
plural bokkenbokten
subjunctive sing.1 bokkebokte
subjunctive plur.1 bokkenbokten
imperative sing. bok
imperative plur.1 bokt
participles bokkendgebokt
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Verb

bokken

  1. Alternative form of bukken
Inflection
Inflection of bokken (weak)
infinitive bokken
past singular bokte
past participle gebokt
infinitive bokken
gerund bokken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bokbokte
2nd person sing. (jij) boktbokte
2nd person sing. (u) boktbokte
2nd person sing. (gij) boktbokte
3rd person singular boktbokte
plural bokkenbokten
subjunctive sing.1 bokkebokte
subjunctive plur.1 bokkenbokten
imperative sing. bok
imperative plur.1 bokt
participles bokkendgebokt
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

bokken

  1. Plural form of bok

Japanese

Romanization

bokken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼっけん
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