"直刀" meaning in Japanese

See 直刀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟to̞ː] Forms: 直刀 [canonical] (ruby: (ちょく), (とう)), chokutō [romanization], tyokutau [romanization], ちょくたう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /chokutau/ → /chokutɔː/ → /chokutoː/ From Middle Chinese compound 直刀 (drik taw, literally “straight + knife”). Compare modern Mandarin 直刀 (zhídāo). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ちょくとう}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|直刀|tr=zhídāo}} 直刀 (zhídāo) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちょくとう|hhira=ちょくたう}} 直(ちょく)刀(とう) • (chokutō) ^(←ちょくたう (tyokutau)?)
  1. (weaponry) a straight sword, particularly one from ancient Japan Wikipedia link: Chokutō, ja:直刀
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Download raw JSONL data for 直刀 meaning in Japanese (2.1kB)

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