Word Meaning 蕨手刀

わらびでとう warabidetou

蕨手刀 is read as わらびでとう (warabidetou) and means type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period).

Meaning

English

type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)

Reading

Kana

わらびでとう

Romaji

warabidetou

Writing Variants

蕨手刀 わらびてとう warabitetou
蕨手刀 わらびでのかたな warabidenokatana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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手刀

しゅとう

hand used like a sword in striking

刀の手前

かたなのてまえ

samurai's face

手刀を切る

てがたなをきる

to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award

蕨

わらび

bracken

刀

とう

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

剃刀

そり

razor

大刀

たち

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

木刀

ぼくた

wooden sword

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

小刀

こがたな

(small) knife

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

竹刀

しない

bamboo sword (for kendo)