Word Meaning 長刀

なぎなた naginata

長刀 is read as なぎなた (naginata) and means naginata.

Meaning

English

naginata
martial art of wielding the naginata
polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive)

Reading

Kana

なぎなた

Romaji

naginata

Writing Variants

薙刀なぎなた naginata
薙鉈なぎなた naginata
眉尖刀 なぎなた naginata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 短刀 Rank 92950 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長柄刀

ながえがたな

long, two-handed sword

長刀術

なぎなたじゅつ

art of using a naginata

長刀一枝

ちょうとういっし

one long sword

長崎

ながさき

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

長蛇の列

ちょうだのれつ

long line

長距離

ちょうきょり

long distance

長寿

ちょうじゅ

long life

長閑

のどか

mild (weather)

長丁場

ながちょうば

long scene (in a play)

長唄

ながうた

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

長江

ちょうこう

Yangtze River (China)

長径

ちょうけい

major axis

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