Word Meaning 守刀

まもりがたな mamorigatana

守刀 is read as まもりがたな (mamorigatana) and means sword for self-defense.

Meaning

English

sword for self-defense
sword for self-defence

Reading

Kana

まもりがたな

Romaji

mamorigatana

Writing Variants

守り刀 まもりがたな mamorigatana

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 121657 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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守衛

しゅえい

(security) guard

守護

すご

shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守護神

しゅごじん

guardian deity

守護大名

しゅごだいみょう

provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)

守護人

しゅごにん

guard

守護代

しゅごだい

acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守衛所

しゅえいじょ

guard station

守護天使

しゅごてんし

guardian angel

守備率

しゅびりつ

one's fielding average

守旧派

しゅきゅうは

conservatives

守株

しゅしゅ

lack of innovation

守備隊

しゅびたい

garrison