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The most famous Samurai
Miyamoto Musashi is probably the most famous Samurai in all of Japanese history.
武蔵 is the short title for a man long in legend. While coming from a lower class, his new sword and fighting techniques put him on par with the best that feudal Japan had to offer. His long career started with his first duel at age 13!
He is credited with using two swords at once and never losing a single battle in his career. After becoming a Buddhist, and getting older, like many old warriors, he took up a peaceful and solitary life until his death around 1645 A.D.
Note: Technically, Musashi is his given name, and Miyamoto is his surname. However, it's suggested that he assumed both of these names and had a few other names in childhood, as well as being given a Buddhist name. It's hard to know what to call him, as with most Kanji, there are multiple pronunciations. The characters for Musashi can also be pronounced Takezō. But everyone in modern times seems to know him by the name Musashi.
This text is the ninth chapter of the Daodejing / Tao Te Ching.
The text reads:
持而盈之、不如其已。揣而梲之、不可長保。 金玉滿堂、莫之能守。 富貴而驕、自遺其咎。 功遂身退、天之道。
This classical Chinese passage comes from the Mawangdui (馬王堆帛書) text.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your long sword search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
薙刀 see styles |
naginata なぎなた |
More info & calligraphy: Naginata / Halberd |
鋒 锋 see styles |
fēng feng1 feng hokosaki ほこさき |
point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team) (1) point of spear; spearhead; (2) brunt; aim of attack; force of argument; (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow; long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (1) point (of a sword, etc.); (2) pointed verbal attack; (surname) Hokosaki The point of a sword, or weapon; points, bristling; a knife edge. |
大刀 see styles |
dà dāo da4 dao1 ta tao daitou / daito だいとう |
broadsword; large knife; machete long sword; (surname) Daitou |
大剣 see styles |
taiken たいけん |
large sword; long sword |
太刀 see styles |
tachi たち |
long sword; (surname) Tachi |
打刀 see styles |
uchigatana うちがたな |
(See 刀・1) katana; var. of Japanese long sword |
朴刀 see styles |
pō dāo po1 dao1 p`o tao po tao |
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands |
薙鉈 see styles |
naginata なぎなた |
halberd; long sword |
長刀 see styles |
choutou / choto ちょうとう |
long sword; (surname) Naginata |
長剣 see styles |
chouken / choken ちょうけん |
(1) long sword; (2) (See 短剣・たんけん・2) minute hand (of a clock) |
長巻 see styles |
nagamaki ながまき |
sword with a very long grip |
鳥頭 see styles |
torigashira とりがしら |
(abbreviation) (See 鳥頭の太刀) long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel; (surname) Torigashira |
大太刀 see styles |
oodachi; ootachi おおだち; おおたち |
(See 太刀・たち・1) extra-long sword |
太刀袋 see styles |
tachibukuro たちぶくろ |
(See 太刀・1) long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords |
斬馬刀 see styles |
zanbatou / zanbato ざんばとう |
{MA} zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword |
眉尖刀 see styles |
naginata なぎなた |
halberd; long sword |
野太刀 see styles |
nodachi のだち |
(See 大太刀) extra-long sword; (given name) Nodachi |
長柄刀 see styles |
nagaegatana ながえがたな |
long, two-handed sword |
長刀一枝 see styles |
choutouisshi / chotoisshi ちょうとういっし |
one long sword |
鳥頭の太刀 see styles |
torigashiranotachi とりがしらのたち |
(exp,n) long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel |
Variations: |
tachi(p); daitou(大刀, 横刀)(p) / tachi(p); daito(大刀, 横刀)(p) たち(P); だいとう(大刀, 横刀)(P) |
(1) long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; (2) (大刀, たち only) (hist) straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); (3) (大刀, だいとう only) guandao; Chinese glaive |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Naginata Halberd | 薙刀 | naginata | ||
Musashi | 武蔵 | mu sashi / musashi | ||
Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 9 | 持而盈之不如其已揣而梲之不可長保金玉滿堂莫之能守富貴而驕自遺其咎功遂身退天之道 持而盈之不如其已揣而梲之不可长保金玉满堂莫之能守富贵而骄自遗其咎功遂身退天之道 | chí ér yíng zhī bù rú qí yǐ chuǎi ér zhī bù kě cháng bǎo jīn yù mǎn táng mò zhī néng shǒu fù guì ér jiāo zì yí qí jiù gōng suì shēn tuì tiān zhī dào chi2 er2 ying2 zhi1 bu4 ru2 qi2 yi3 chuai3 er2 棁 zhi1 bu4 ke3 chang2 bao3 jin1 yu4 man3 tang2 mo4 zhi1 neng2 shou3 fu4 gui4 er2 jiao1 zi4 yi2 qi2 jiu4 gong1 sui4 shen1 tui4 tian1 zhi1 dao4 chi er ying zhi bu ru qi yi chuai er 棁 zhi bu ke chang bao jin yu man tang mo zhi neng shou fu gui er jiao zi yi qi jiu gong sui shen tui tian zhi dao | ch`ih erh ying chih pu ju ch`i i ch`uai erh chih pu k`o ch`ang pao chin yü man t`ang mo chih neng shou fu kuei erh chiao tzu i ch`i chiu kung sui shen t`ui t`ien chih tao chih erh ying chih pu ju chi i chuai erh chih pu ko chang pao chin yü man tang mo chih neng shou fu kuei erh chiao tzu i chi chiu kung sui shen tui tien chih tao |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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