There are 15 total results for your Katana search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
刀 see styles |
dāo dao1 tao tou / to とう |
More info & calligraphy: Katana(1) sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; (2) (とう only) scalpel; (3) (とう only) (See 彫刻刀・ちょうこくとう) chisel; burin; graver; (4) (とう only) (See 刀銭) knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China); (personal name) Tou sword |
両腰 see styles |
ryougoshi / ryogoshi りょうごし |
katana and wakizashi |
打刀 see styles |
uchigatana うちがたな |
(See 刀・1) katana; var. of Japanese long sword |
片名 see styles |
piān míng pian1 ming2 p`ien ming pien ming katana かたな |
movie title (place-name) Katana |
竹光 see styles |
takemitsu たけみつ |
(1) bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; (2) dull sword; (surname) Takemitsu |
諸腰 see styles |
morokoshi; morogoshi もろこし; もろごし |
(rare) (See 両腰) katana and wakizashi |
佳多奈 see styles |
katana かたな |
(female given name) Katana |
日本刀 see styles |
rì běn dāo ri4 ben3 dao1 jih pen tao nihontou(p); nippontou / nihonto(p); nipponto にほんとう(P); にっぽんとう |
Japanese sword; katana Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon |
武士刀 see styles |
wǔ shì dāo wu3 shi4 dao1 wu shih tao |
katana |
抜き打ち see styles |
nukiuchi ぬきうち |
(1) drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; (2) doing something suddenly, without warning |
上毛野形名 see styles |
kamitsukenukatana かみつけぬかたな |
(person) Kamitsukenu Katana |
Variations: |
uchigatana うちがたな |
(See 刀・1) katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai) |
Variations: |
nukiuchi ぬきうち |
(1) drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice |
Variations: |
takemitsu たけみつ |
(1) bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; (2) dull sword |
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tachi たち |
(1) long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); (2) (太刀 only) (hist) tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down |
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