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薙刀

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薙刀: various Japanese polearms; the bottom three are kinds of naginata.
Kanji in this term
薙 刀
なぎなた
Jinmeiyō Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
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, billhook, machete”). The use of the 刀 kanji is jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)).

Pronunciation

Noun

薙刀(なぎなた) • (naginata) 

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

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN