なぎなた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なぎなた – see the following entry.

【薙刀】 [noun] (weaponry) naginata: a traditional Japanese glaive (polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry) Alternative spellings 長刀, 眉尖刀

(This term, なぎなた, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)