薙刀

Japanese

薙刀: various Japanese polearms; the bottom three are kinds of naginata.

Kanji in this term
薙	刀
な(ぎ) Jinmeiyō	なた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

長刀, 眉尖刀

Etymology

Compound of 薙ぎ (nagi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 薙ぐ nagu “to mow, to cut down”) +‎ 鉈 (nata, “hatchet”). The use of the 刀 kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínáꜜtà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínátáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínátá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɡʲina̠ta̠]

Noun

薙刀 (hiragana なぎなた, rōmaji naginata)

(weaponry) naginata: a traditional Japanese glaive (polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry)
Synonym: 長刀 (chōtō)

Derived terms

薙刀 (なぎなた)会釈 (あしらい), 薙刀 (なぎなた)応答 (あしらい) (naginata ashirai): keeping at a distance, keeping at arm's length
薙刀 (なぎなた)競 (きょう)技 (ぎ) (naginata kyōgi): a naginata competition, traditionally a sporting event for women
薙刀 (ナギナタ)香薷 (コウジュ) (naginata kōju): the Vietnamese balm plant, Elsholtzia ciliata
薙刀 (なぎなた)草 (ぞう)履 (り) (naginata zōri): grass or straw sandals with upturned toes
薙刀 (なぎなた)遣 (つか)い (naginata tsukai): usage of a naginata; a skilled user of a naginata
薙刀 (なぎなた)直 (なお)し (naginata-naoshi): a naginata with a handle cut short, used as a hand weapon
薙刀 (ナギナタ)酸漿 (ホオズキ) (naginata hōzuki): the egg sac of the veined rapa whelk sea snail, Rapana venosa

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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