Word Meaning 名字帯刀

みょうじたいとう myoujitaitou

名字帯刀 is read as みょうじたいとう (myoujitaitou) and means the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period).

Meaning

English

the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

みょうじたいとう

Romaji

myoujitaitou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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苗字帯刀

みょうじたいとう

the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)

名刀

めいとう

famous sword

名前字句

なまえじく

name token

名前字句群

なまえじくぐん

name token group

帯刀

たいとう

wearing a sword

名字

みょうじ

surname

名前指定文字参照

なまえしていもじさんしょう

named character reference

名古屋帯

なごやおび

common variety of women's kimono sash

仮名文字

かなもじ

the Japanese syllabary symbols

漢字仮名交じり文

かんじかなまじりぶん

mixed writing (kanji and kana)

刀を帯びる

とうをおびる

to wear a sword

帯刀御免

たいとうごめん

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)