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直刀

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Chinese

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straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
knife
simp. and trad.
(直刀)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Two Chinese swords (top) of the Sui dynasty. Bottom: Japanese sword with scabbard, Kofun period, 6th century, Met Museum.

直刀

  1. (weaponry) straight sword

Japanese

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直刀: Japanese straight swords, 6th-7th century, Kofun period, Met Museum.
Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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/chokutau//chokutɔː//chokutoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 直刀 (drik taw, literally straight + knife). Compare modern Mandarin 直刀 (zhídāo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちょく)(とう) (chokutōちょくたう (tyokutau)?

  1. (weaponry) a straight sword, particularly one from ancient Japan

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN