Word Meaning 萬刀

まんとう mantou

萬刀 is read as まんとう (mantou) and means ninja weapon disguised as a pair of garden shears.

Meaning

English

  1. ninja weapon disguised as a pair of garden shears

Reading

Kana

まんとう

Romaji

mantou

Writing Variants

  • 卍刀 まんとう mantou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 165131 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

とう

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

木刀

ぼくとう

wooden sword

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

小刀

こがたな

(small) knife

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

大刀

だいとう

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

竹刀

しない

bamboo sword (for kendo)

短刀

たんとう

short sword

宝刀

ほうとう

treasured sword

剃刀

かみそり

razor

懐刀

ふところがたな

confidant