Word Meaning 蕨手刀

わらびてとう warabitetou

蕨手刀 is read as わらびてとう (warabitetou) and means type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period).

Meaning

English

type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)

Reading

Kana

わらびてとう

Romaji

warabitetou

Writing Variants

蕨手刀 わらびでとう warabidetou
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

てがたな

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)

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)