Word Meaning 銘刀

めいとう meitou

銘刀 is read as めいとう (meitou) and means sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith.

Meaning

English

  1. sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith

Reading

Kana

めいとう

Romaji

meitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134478 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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銘記

めいき

keep in mind

銘柄

めいがら

trading name of stocks and securities

銘々

めいめい

each

銘打つ

めいうつ

to engrave an inscription

銘文

めいぶん

inscription

銘入

めいいり

engraved with the name of the maker (e.g. on a sword)

銘柄米

めいがらまい

brand-name rice

とう

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

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