Word Meaning 打刀

うちがたな uchigatana

打刀 is read as うちがたな (uchigatana) and means katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai).

Meaning

English

katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)

Reading

Kana

うちがたな

Romaji

uchigatana

Writing Variants

打ち刀 うちがたな uchigatana

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 111969 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

太刀打ち

たちうち

crossing swords

太刀打ちできる

たちうちできる

to be a good match (for)

刀を打つ

かたなをうつ

to temper a sword

打撃

だげき

batting

打撲

だぼく

blow

打楽器

だがっき

percussion instrument

打率

だりつ

batting average

打診

だしん

sounding out (someone's intentions)

打開策

だかいさく

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock

打製

だせい

made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone)

打撃戦

だげきせん

game with many hits

打撃数

だげきすう

(number of) at bats