Word Meaning 大刀

たち tachi

大刀 is read as たち (tachi) and means straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier).

Meaning

English

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
guandao
Chinese glaive
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai)
large sword

Reading

Kana

たち

Romaji

tachi

Writing Variants

横刀だいとう daitou
横刀たち tachi
太刀たち tachi
大刀だいとう daitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 小刀 Rank 787 Priority A

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