忍刀
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 忍 | 刀 |
| しの(び) Grade: S |
かたな > がたな Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 忍 (shinobi, “sneaking; ninja”) + 刀 (katana, traditional Japanese curved single-edged sword). The katana changes to gatana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]忍刀 • (shinobigatana)
- a katana-like ninja short sword, a ninjato
Synonyms
[edit]- 忍者刀 (ninjatō)
References
[edit]- ^ “しのび‐がたな 【忍刀】
”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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- Japanese terms spelled with 忍 read as しの
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