Word Meaning 伝家の宝刀

でんかのほうとう denka no houtou

伝家の宝刀 is read as でんかのほうとう (denka no houtou) and means treasured family sword.

Meaning

English

  1. treasured family sword
  2. one's last resort
  3. trump card

Reading

Kana

でんかのほうとう

Romaji

denka no houtou

Writing Variants

  • 殿下の宝刀 でんかのほうとう denka no houtou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 奥の手,秘計,秘策,秘術,秘法,密計 Proverb Rank 103171 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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伝家の宝刀を抜く

でんかのほうとうをぬく

to employ one's secret weapon

宝刀

ほうとう

treasured sword

天下の宝刀

てんかのほうとう

one's last resort

伝家

でんか

heirloom

家系伝説

かけいでんせつ

family legend

武家伝奏

ぶけでんそう

imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods)

刀圭家

とうけいか

doctor

家事手伝い

かじてつだい

domestic help

家宝

かほう

heirloom

伝統

でんとう

tradition

伝染

でんせん

contagion

伝統的

でんとうてき

traditional