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
- treasured family sword
- one's last resort
- 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
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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)