二刀流

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Japanese

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

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

Pronunciation

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)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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