Word Meaning 大刀

だいとう daitou

大刀 is read as だいとう (daitou) 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

だいとう

Romaji

daitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 小刀 Rank 9162 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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大太刀

おおだち

extra-long sword

生大刀

いくたち

sword brimming over with life force

環頭大刀

かんとうのたち

sword with a round pommel

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

大前提

だいぜんてい

major premise (in a syllogism)

大佐

たいさ

colonel

大麻

たいま

Shinto paper offerings

大胆

だいたん

bold

大騒ぎ

おおさわぎ

clamour

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

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