直刀

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	knife
simp. and trad. (直刀)		直	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhídāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄉㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhídāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhdao
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-tao¹
    • Yale: jŕ-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrdau
    • Palladius: чжидао (čžidao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

Two Chinese swords (top) of the Sui Dynasty. Bottom: Japanese sword with scabbard, Kofun period, 6th century, Met Museum.

直刀

1. (weaponry) straight sword

Japanese

直刀: Japanese straight swords, 6th-7th century, Kofun period, Met Museum.

Kanji in this term
直	刀
ちょく Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/chokutau/ → /chokutɔː/ → /chokutoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 直刀 (drik taw, literally “straight + knife”). Compare modern Mandarin 直刀 (zhídāo).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょくとー [chòkútóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

直(ちょく)刀(とう) • (chokutō) ^{←ちょくたう (tyokutau)?}

1. (weaponry) a straight sword, particularly one from ancient Japan