Word Meaning 薙刀

なぎなた naginata

薙刀 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

長刀なぎなた naginata
眉尖刀 なぎなた naginata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 短刀 Rank 156985 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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薙刀術

なぎなたじゅつ

art of using a naginata

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)

短刀

たんとう

short sword

宝刀

ほうとう

treasured sword

剃刀

かみそり

razor

Example Sentences

薙刀は日本の伝統的な武道の一つだ。

Naginata is one of Japan's traditional martial arts.