bokuto

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 木刀 (bokutō)

Noun[edit]

bokuto (plural bokutos)

  1. bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.
    • 2002 October 31, RICMRUNNER, “Japanese swords”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[1] (Usenet):
      Someone said that a bokuto approximates the weight and size/length of a katana. I would agree on size/length, but definitely not weight.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=bokuto&oldid=70551489"