長刀

See also: 长刀

Chinese

 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
knife
trad. (長刀)
simp. (长刀)

Pronunciation


Noun

長刀

  1. long knife; cane knife, bistoury, etc.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なぎ
Grade: 2
なた
Grade: 2
Irregular kun’yomi

Etymology 1

See 薙刀. The 長刀 spelling (“long blade”) is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

長刀 (hiragana なぎなた, rōmaji naginata)

  1. Alternative spelling of 薙刀: a traditional Japanese glaive

Etymology 2

Noun

長刀 (hiragana ちょうとう, rōmaji chōtō)

  1. Long sword
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