忍刀

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
忍 刀
しの(び)
Grade: S 		かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 忍 (shinobi, “sneaking; ninja”) +‎ 刀 (katana, traditional Japanese curved single-edged sword). The katana changes to gatana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

忍(しのび)刀(がたな) • (shinobigatana) 

  1. a katana-like ninja short sword, a ninjato

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “しのび‐がたな 【忍刀】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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