長刀

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See also: 长刀

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

長刀

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
長 刀
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】
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

Kanji in this term
長 刀
なが
Grade: 2 		かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
長 刀
なが
Grade: 2 		かたな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 長 (naga, “long”, the stem of adjective 長い (nagai, “long”)) +‎ 刀 (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

Noun

長(なが)刀(がたな) or 長(なが)刀(かたな) • (nagagatana or nagakatana) 

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

Etymology 3

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

/tjautau/ → /t͡ɕʲɔːtɔː/ → /t͡ɕɔːtɔː/

From Middle Chinese 長刀 (MC drjang taw).

Pronunciation

Noun

長(ちょう)刀(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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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