daisho

See also: daishō

English

A daisho, a pair of swords, a wakizashi and a katana

Alternative forms

• daishou, daishoh, daisyou, daisyoh, daisyo, daishō

Etymology

From Japanese 大小(だいしょう) (daishō), from 大(だい) (dai, “large”) + 小(しょう) (shō, “small”), in reference to the comparative size of the swords.

Noun

daisho (plural daishos)

1. (weaponry) A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: 大小 (ja)

Anagrams

• daoshi, Odisha, Idahos

Japanese

Romanization

daisho

1. Rōmaji transcription of だいしょ