二刀流

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	刀	流
に Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2	りゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 二刀(にとう) (nitō, “two swords”) + 流(りゅう) (ryū, “style”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にとーりゅう [nìtóóryúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ito̞ːɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

二(に)刀(とう)流(りゅう) • (nitōryū) ^{←にたうりう (nitauriu)?}

1. double-wielding (swords in both hands)
2. (baseball) two-way player (able to be pitcher or fielder)