Word Meaning 押っ取り刀

おっとりがたな ottorigatana

押っ取り刀 is read as おっとりがたな (ottorigatana) and means rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist.

Meaning

English

  1. rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
  2. making great haste, having been caught off guard
  3. scurrying unprepared

Reading

Kana

おっとりがたな

Romaji

ottorigatana

Writing Variants

  • おっとり刀 おっとりがたな ottorigatana

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 119234 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法

じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう

Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

押捺

おうなつ

stamping

押し掛け女房

おしかけにょうぼう

woman who forced her husband into marriage

押し黙る

おしだまる

to keep silent

押し相撲

おしずもう

pushing sumo

押し迫る

おしせまる

to draw near

押し傷

おしきず

bruise (on fruit, etc.)

押切帳

おしきりちょう

notebook with records of monies received

押し寿司

おしずし

oshizushi

とう

knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)