長刀

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See also: 长刀

Chinese[edit]

 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
knife
trad. (長刀)
simp. (长刀)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

長刀

  1. long knife; cane knife, bistoury, etc.

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
なぎなた
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun

The spelling means “long blade”.

For pronunciation and definitions of 長刀 – see the following entry.
薙刀なぎなた
[noun] (weaponry) naginata: a traditional Japanese glaive (polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry)
Alternative spelling
眉尖刀
(This term, 長刀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2
かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2
かたな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of (naga, long, the stem of adjective 長い (nagai, long)) +‎ (katana, katana, the traditional single-bladed Japanese sword).[1][2][3]

Encountered with both the unvoiced nagakatana and voiced nagagatana readings.[1][2][3] The voiced reading may be more common,[3] wherein the katana changes to gatana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) がかたな [nàgákáꜜtànà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɡa̠ka̠ta̠na̠]

Noun[edit]

(なが)(がたな) or (なが)(かたな) (nagagatana or nagakatana

  1. (weaponry, rare) a katana with a long blade

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
goon

/tjautau//t͡ɕʲɔːtɔː//t͡ɕɔːtɔː/

From Middle Chinese 長刀 (MC drjang taw).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ちょう)(とう) (chōtōちやうたう (tyautau)?

  1. a long sword
    Synonym: (literally “great sword”) 大刀 (daitō)
    Antonym: (literally “short sword”) 短刀 (tantō)
  2. a naginata
    Synonym: 薙刀 (naginata)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN