かたな

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かたな – see the following entry.

【刀】2 [noun] [from 720] (weaponry) a single-edged sword, such as a katana [noun] [from 934] a small single-edged blade Alternative spellings 釖, 𫦫

(This term, かたな (katana), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as かたな, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かたな.)