bokuto

English

Etymology

From Japanese 木刀 (bokutō).

Noun

bokuto (plural bokutos)

1. bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.
   • 2002 October 31, RICMRUNNER, “Japanese swords”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Someone said that a bokuto approximates the weight and size/length of a katana. I would agree on size/length, but definitely not weight.